In an economic development trip that began Saturday and ended Wednesday, Pritzker and members of the Illinois delegation met with more than 50 major Mexican companies about bringing operations to Illinois.

Birth to Five Illinois Region 49 Council Manager Emily Cummings and Family and Community Engagement Specialist Heather Anderson, who recently joined the organization, spoke with WVIK about their work and future goals.

A typical homeowner in Illinois is paying almost $1,000 more per year for home insurance, an increase that also impacts potential homebuyers.

Kwame Raoul called the abrupt termination of funds earmarked in Illinois for wastewater surveillance, laboratory investments and boosting the public health workforce “both callous and unlawful.”

New study identifies unpaid internships, underrepresentation as barriers to entry

A Trump administration effort to remove the federal government from wide swaths of American life continues to spread. Libraries and museums in Bloomington-Normal and around Illinois also will feel the impact.

Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman has been asked to serve as a delegate in Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s trade mission to Mexico. A press release says the delegation will focus on “enhancing collaboration” in agriculture and food processing, finance and manufacturing.

Large proposed budget cuts on the federal level could impact disability services in Illinois

Six years ago, Illinois became the second state in the nation to offer subsidies to farmers for planting cover crops in the fall, an effort to reverse its status as one of the worst states for agriculture runoff. Despite the program’s popularity and calls from environmentalists and farmers for its funding to increase, Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed a 31% funding cut.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois hosted a storytelling celebration Saturday in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility 2025. The event featured stories and art from the Bloomington-Normal transgender community and beyond.