Most insurance companies, including State Farm and Country Financial, are already implementing AI across their businesses. Here's how they're going about it.

The Town of Normal has rejected claims from the American Civil Liberties Union that its revised code of conduct in and around Uptown Station violates free speech and other rights.

Illinois State football has started fall camp as the Redbirds look to make another run at a national championship.

The City of Bloomington believes childcare accessibility and affordability are “critical” issues for the community, said Tyus. “It's just as important as finding quality employees,” he said.

There were about 300 fewer members in the fall of 2021 than there had been before, but steady gains each year since then have put current membership at just under 1,000.

A powerful teachers' union and Illinois law put up many barriers to firing tenured teachers, even ones with documented patterns of alleged misconduct.

Unit 5 said it does not know the purpose of a FOIA request from the state's attorney's office for its emails, text messages and public records requests between WGLT and the district. It came after WGLT asked about the state's attorney's information sharing with Unit 5.

A review of dozens of emails and other documents revealed siloed information sharing which kept Unit 5 from knowing what law enforcement and child welfare officials knew about its employees, even when it involved students in their care.

As the world grapples with the growth of artificial intelligence and changes to work in many fields, it may seem odd that we are only about a half century into the digital era. The first electronic library card catalogs were developing back then. Coincidentally, Milner Library at Illinois State University is 50 years old this month.

The Humane Society of Central Illinois' new executive director is focused on a continued mission to serve the shelter and its animals, starting with a major renovation.