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Randolph Fire District seeking $4 million for new fire station in voter referendum
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (580+ words) With a referendum question on the March 17 primary ballot, constituents served by the Randolph Fire Protection District will decide whether to construct a new fire station through the issue of general obligation bonds totaling $4 million. Frank Friend is trustee president…...
With new construction lagging Bloomington turns to rehab strategy to address housing crunch
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (557+ words) Home builders put up just 58 single family homes and duplexes in the City of Bloomington last year. That's less than the 66 built in 2024. City records indicated the value of the new construction in 2025 was $21.2 million. That's not going to make…...
Who is the 'Quad God' and what does he want? The quiz holds the answers you seek
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (67+ words) Who is the 'Quad God' and what does he want? The quiz holds the answers you seek'WGLT Who is the 'Quad God' and what does he want? The quiz holds the answers you seek Sports fans can finally rejoice: We…...
WGLT selected for Healing Illinois Reporting Project to create playbook for citizen engagement with local government
21+ hour, 53+ min ago (270+ words) WGLT selected for Healing Illinois Reporting Project to create playbook for citizen engagement with local government'WGLT WGLT selected for Healing Illinois Reporting Project to create playbook for citizen engagement with local government WGLT joins four other Illinois-based newsrooms for the…...
Meet the Newsroom: Emily Bollinger is the lens behind WGLT's digital presence
3+ day, 26+ min ago (493+ words) You know the voices, and you know the stories. But behind every story on WGLT is a person who calls this community home just like you do. The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to…...
Bloomington OKs swapping police department guns after amendment fails
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (846+ words) What appeared on the surface to be a relatively routine purchase of new weapons for the police department turned into an extended Bloomington City Council discussion, and a failed amendment before final approval. The proposal to spend up to $120,000 on…...
Illinois Senate Republicans introduce bills aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (628+ words) Illinois Senate Republicans have introduced a series of bills to increase penalties for repeat offenders of orders of protection, no stalking orders and civil no contact orders. An Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence report showed a 14% increase in deaths stemming…...
Illinois attorney general wins state’s first civil hate crime lawsuit
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (416+ words) Amid a flurry of lawsuits filed'in federal court'against the Trump administration, Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office won a historic first in Illinois last month by successfully trying the state's first civil hate crime lawsuit. Chad Hampton and his mother Cheryl…...
WGLT celebrates 60 years of serving the public media mission
1+ week, 1+ day ago (287+ words) On Feb. 6, 1966, WGLT-FM hit the airwaves. WGLT-AM had been broadcasting on campus since 1962 via a closed-circuit radio service to students in the Illinois State University dormitories. Four years later, WGLT got an upgrade to a whopping 10 watts which extended to…...
Salvation Army of Bloomington sees fundraising increases but falls short of goal
1+ week, 2+ day ago (498+ words) The Salvation Army of Bloomington is celebrating a $130,000 increase in fundraising over the holiday season. But the campaign fell close to $180,000 short of its target and left the social service agency pondering whether it will need to reduce services at…...