Larry Carius, champion of Bloomington-Normal restaurants on a …
Nov 22, 2024 · “Larry always had a soft spot in his heart for us,” said John Koch, co-owner of Lucca Grill in downtown Bloomington. “When you’ve got a person in charge of the Health Department (food program), and he stays good friends with the restaurants in town, you know he’s doing his job.
Lifelong Access board of directors appoints interim CEO | WGLT
Nov 22, 2024 · Wipperman became CEO at Lifelong Access after two years as the vice president of education at the Children's Home Association of Illinois in Peoria. His tenure at Lifelong Access included a number of changes at the organization, including updating its name and kicking off a joint effort with Chestnut Health Systems and the Regional Office of Education #17 to provide youth services in downtown ...
Ex-megachurch pastor Mike Baker builds a new flock after …
Sep 30, 2024 · An independent investigation into Eastview Christian Church in Normal last summer revealed a toxic workplace culture and abuse of power. Senior pastor Mike Baker had resigned from the mega-church months earlier as allegations that he covered up sexual misconduct involving his adult son spilled into public view.. Since then, Baker began building a new congregation in Bloomington-Normal, moving ...
3 things to do this weekend: Game night, Funkyard and Way Down ...
Dec 20, 2024 · Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Dec. 20-22, 2024, curated by WGLT's Lauren Warnecke. You can find more coverage on our Datebook - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WGLT's Weekend Scoop email newsletter, which goes out every Friday.. Note: 3 Things to Do is taking a week off on Dec. 27 and will be back in 2025!
Holiday specials on WGLT - 2024
A look at WGLT's special holiday programming for December 2024. A Special Thistle & Shamrock Christmas. Join Fiona Ritchie for a winter walk along the banks of the River Tay in Scotland, accompanied by music from the Celtic Christmas repertoire.
Hudson man identified as the victim of Tuesday's crash in Normal
Dec 11, 2024 · The man who died in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning at the intersection of College Avenue and Veterans Parkway has been identified as 69-year-old Randal A. Siebert from Hudson, according to the McLean County Coroner Kathleen Yoder. "Preliminary autopsy results indicate that Mr. Siebert died from a medical event, reportedly sustained while driving as the sole occupant of a vehicle that ...
The Wisconsin shooting suspect is female. That's rare, data says
Dec 17, 2024 · A suspect opened fire at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., on Monday, killing two people and injuring six more before dying of what police believe to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.. It's one of more than 320 shootings that have taken place on school grounds this year alone, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database.. While school shootings are widespread in the U.S ...
'I’m blessed': ISU legend Doug Collins reflects on a life of …
Oct 10, 2024 · Doug Collins isn’t sure how he's going to pull it off this weekend.. Collins was a top broadcaster for NBA games for many years, so he’s not lacking a gift of gab. The Redbird legend is struggling to come up with how to condense a lifetime of basketball from his years as a student-athlete at Illinois State University, as an Olympian, a pro player, a …
Voters shift power to Democrats on McLean County Board
Nov 6, 2024 · Republican Brian Loeffler, who defeated incumbent George Wendt in the primary, successfully ran against Democrat Rob Ogborn in District 3 that covers a large area south and west of Bloomington to the county line, including Shirley, Stanford, Danvers, McLean and parts of …
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