Eric Stock

The Midwest Renewable Energy Association and the Ecology Action Center based in Normal have planned an energy presentation next month to address public concerns about data centers and other factors that may impact the electric grid.

The nonprofit Ecology Action Center [EAC] in Normal has released its third study of greenhouse gas emissions in McLean County which finds those emissions have decreased over the last decade.

A severe storm system that damaged buildings, downed trees and left thousands without power in Bloomington-Normal on Thursday largely spared the Tri-County region.

Normal Mayor Chris Koos said he intends to withdraw a proposal that would have banned home occupations from allowing customers to come to their home in the town.

Champaign, Ford, Marshall and Tazewell counties are also included in the proclamation, which makes additional state resources available to assist response and recovery efforts.

Tazewell, Marshall and McLean counties are also included in the proclamation, which makes additional state resources available to assist response and recovery efforts.

Illinois State University Athletics Director Jeri Beggs said the Redbirds are coming off a banner year, but constant changes make it a tough time in college athletics.

Illinois Wesleyan University supporters more than tripled their typical yearly giving, raising $34.8 million in the university's recently ended 175th academic year.

If Bloomington-Normal government leaders decide they want to bring a data center to the community, they would need to demonstrate that the community has the energy capacity to sustain it.

Though Dolly Parton's magnitude as a celebrity and philanthropist is mourned nationally, her loss is notably felt in McLean County , too.