Tuesday was the first day colleges and universities can make direct payments to student-athletes. This stems from a settlement in a landmark case involving student compensation. Illinois State University Athletics Director Jeri Beggs called it the most dramatic change ever seen in college sports.

For the first time, the City of Bloomington is regulating an industry that it says has been a source for sex trafficking and other illicit behavior. Two massage therapists share their views on the new regulations.

Fathers and father figures enjoyed a fun day of fishing at Miller Park, hosted by a McLean County coalition aimed at strengthening dads' relationships with their kids.

A music therapist from Bloomington-Normal said the ability to bill Medicaid lowers barriers for people with disabilities—and makes it easier for her to stay in business.

As the measure heads back to the House for approval, Democratic activists are now focusing their efforts on the three Republican members of the Illinois delegation, despite their allegiances to President Donald Trump.

LeRoy's T-ball Spectacular was the biggest and last event of the 2025 season. The event drew a large crowd to the town of around 3,500 southeast of Bloomington-Normal.

Christian Mitchell is a former Hyde Park state representative who also served as JB Pritzker’s deputy governor.

In adding a quantum science and technology concentration, Illinois Wesleyan University said it's joining a handful of Midwest universities to offer undergraduate training in that discipline.

During her first term in the state legislature, state Rep. Regan Deering proposed 11 bills and one passed. Within days of taking office, Deering proposed a ban on transgender girls participating in girls sports. Lawmakers never took up the idea.

Connect Transit's door-to-door weekday van service operates in rural McLean County, filling a service gap following the county's decision to pull out of an intergovernmental agreement with Show Bus. It launches Tuesday.

The CyberTractor Challenge is a weeklong event for university students to learn about cybersecurity for agricultural equipment. Experts say the threats are evolving and becoming more complex.

This term’s Supreme Court decision that allows states to ban gender-affirming healthcare for adolescent transgender minors is causing fear, frustration, and resolve in the LGBTQ+ community in Bloomington-Normal.