Ryan Denham

Larry Carius, a retired food inspector who championed the Bloomington-Normal restaurant scene on a popular Facebook page that became his passion project, died Friday.

Nealey is a saddle maker with customers all over the world. His equipment has been used in the national and international rodeo finals. His saddles sell for thousands of dollars each.

The electric automaker Rivian may have found a lifeline for its stalled plans for a new manufacturing plant in Georgia, winning a $6.6 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy in the final weeks of the Biden administration.

New traffic lights will be activated Monday at two locations along Fort Jesse Road in north Normal.

The Italian restaurant Biaggi's said Monday it would offer a $10,000 reward to help solve a "heinous" armed robbery at its Bloomington location.

WGLT reviewed over 100 police reports from this year involving allegations that someone violated an order of protection. Most never lead to criminal charges. And sometimes, prosecutors undercharged – pursuing a misdemeanor count when someone was seemingly eligible for a more serious felony, WGLT found.

This is the second of a series of stories WGLT will publish this week about domestic violence in McLean County. Read Part 1 now

This is the third of a series of stories WGLT will publish this week about domestic violence in McLean County. Read Part 1 and Part 2 now.

There was a lot of enthusiasm when Dolly Parton’s children’s literacy program first came to McLean County almost two years ago. Now, local organizers want to keep that momentum going.

As 2024 comes to a close, here's a look at the most-read stories that were published this year on WGLT.org. This list isn't necessarily the most important or impactful stories of the year – just the ones that attracted the most attention from our online audience.