Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic some people have not left it. Most people have moved beyond. Those with Long COVID still contend with what the virus wrought.

WGLT talks to three people from Bloomington-Normal who've managed to avoid the virus.

Five years ago this month, COVID-19 arrived in McLean County and around the country. Take a look back at some of WGLT's most striking images from the early days of COVID.

The death of a parent changes a person forever in normal circumstances. The death of a parent during a viral pandemic — who could be prepared for that?

Luther Oaks retirement community in Bloomington and its parent company, Arlington Heights-based Lutheran Life Communities, have filed for bankruptcy in federal court.

Carle Health is now urging patients and visitors to wear masks at all of its hospitals and clinics to reduce the spread of respiratory illness.

The request that visitors wear masks comes as the Peoria-based Catholic healthcare system also places some temporary restrictions on visitors to its hospitals and hospice services.

'Tis the season for cold and flu, and McLean County health officials are advising the public to take precautions to stay safe during the holidays.

The campaign, launched by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians and the Illinois Department of Public Health, comes amid low vaccination rates in McLean and Peoria counties.

A recent study suggests teenage brains are maturing faster than the average rate as a side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. An OSF psychologist says the disease itself is likely less to blame than gaps in face-to-face social interaction.

The CDC reports a nearly 30 percent uptick in COVID-related Illinois ER visits during the first week in June.

Data shows that around 17% of people in Illinois have experienced long COVID as of March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Finding data more granular — say, for central Illinois, or even McLean County — is a little trickier.