The plan approved by the Uptown Design Review Commission asks for a waiver to enclose the museum's open arcade on the west side. The museum also wants space to expand its water table exhibit.

Deputy City Manager Sue McLaughlin reported Bloomington crews have hauled off 2,373 loads of brush.

Mike Matejka is the only person from outside Chicago honored by Illinois Humanities this year, given the Public Humanities Award recognizing community leaders who further culture and civic engagement.

After a two-year legislative process to create the Office of Statewide Public Defender, the Illinois Supreme Court is finally moving toward hiring for the position.

Among those who spoke were Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois State University President Aondover Tarhule, Provost Ani Yazedjian, and dean of the college Tom Keyser.

The Normal Town Council has set a date for a public hearing on a new Tax Increment Financing [TIF] district in north Normal.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood spoke to WCBU during a stop in Peoria to announce federal appropriation money for an industrial park in the city. He gave his thoughts on current events including the federal deficit, mail-in voting and data centers.

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin questioned direct government investment in private businesses and lamented lost momentum in fixing social security, during a stop in Bloomington.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said health care is about more than treating the sick. It's about a healthy society. Durbin was on the Illinois Wesleyan University campus in Bloomington on Tuesday, talking to students and offering them advice.

More than a year and a half after a dispute over shared sales tax money began, the City of Bloomington, Town of Normal and McLean County have no resolution and no talks scheduled.