Mateusz Janik

NORMAL — Heartland Community College is offering support for students in need of evening child care while at the Normal campus at 1500 W. Raab Road.

BLOOMINGTON — A new furry friend has joined the vast assortment of animals at Miller Park Zoo in an effort to help with conservation of a once-common American species.

NORMAL P.J. Hoerr issued permit Jan. 6 for a $1,439,000 med clinic expansion at Rivian Automotive at 100 N. Rivian Motorway in Normal.

BLOOMINGTON — With colder temperatures anticipated to continue in Central Illinois, Connect Transit will make a warming bus available on Sunday and Monday.

CLINTON — The Clinton Tree Commission has been awarded a $47,500 subgrant by Morton Arboretum's Chicago Region Trees Initiative to improve the community tree canopy.

BLOOMINGTON — The McLean County Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) community coalition is asking for input from residents related to mental health and substance use recovery.

Eleven candidates spoke during the forum for positions ranging from the Bloomington and Normal mayor, contested wards in Bloomington, Heartland Community College trustees and Normal Township supervisor.

Eleven candidates, including the full slate in the Bloomington and Normal mayoral races, shared their views during a forum Monday night at Laborers Local 362 Hall in Bloomington.

The Normal Town Council reviews a $211 million budget for fiscal 2026 during a work session Tuesday at Uptown Station.

The Heartland Community College Board of Trustees discusses the property tax levy during its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus in Normal.