A $1.9 million federal grant announced by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will fund engineering and construction of the new stretch of trail that will extend the current endpoint at Gregory Street and Parkside to the west and south.

Democratic lawmakers mostly support the proposal, but have concerns about higher education funding. Republicans have concern about increases in taxes and increased spending.

It will cost most incoming Illinois State University undergraduate students about $1,143 more next school year, according to recommendations the administration has made to the board of trustees.

The College of Engineering at Illinois State University is surpassing enrollment goals and showing promise for a statewide market in need of more engineers.

Democrats are leveraging Department of Homeland Security funding to try and force reforms on Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said Republicans need to come to the negotiating table.

JB Pritzker is proposing a $56 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 with minimal new spending.

JB Pritzker will propose a plan during his State of the State address to drastically limit local governments’ authority to restrict the types of structures that can be built on property zoned residential.

The two came together at Braden Auditorium at Illinois State University for a question-and-answer session moderated by WGLT's Charlie Schlenker, in the first of a series of Democracy Dialogues.

The head of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council says addressing residential needs is one key piece to realizing business growth in Bloomington.

Single-family housing starts grew in Normal last year by nearly 49% — though the total number only reached 55.

The head of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP said the Rev. Jesse Jackson's legacy lives on in getting young people engaged in the Civil Rights Movement.

The Bloomington Normal Economic Development Council has three infrastructure projects and one workforce development program earmarked for a request for funding by Congress and federal agencies as part of the annual One Voice trip to Washington.