Local News - WGLT
WEBEvery so often on WGLT, we feature community servants and unsung heroes working to make Bloomington-Normal a better place to live. It's a series we call More of That, Please! In this edition, we focus on a man from rural Normal who has been lighting up children’s lives for close to six decades. Listen • 9:55. Local News.
Q&A: Insurers Group Warns Of ‘Retirement Cliff’ In U.S. Workforce
WEBJun 15, 2021 · WGLT. A group that represents State Farm and other insurance companies is warning of a “retirement cliff” over the next 15 years that will leave over 400,000 open positions unfilled industrywide. The prediction, from the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), was included in the U.S. Chamber of …
Normal Fire Department Uses Tacos To Educate On Weather Lingo …
WEBJul 7, 2021 · The Normal Fire Department may have just finally ended the confusion between a tornado watch and warning … with tacos. Normal Fire went viral with a May 3 post on Facebook that likened the differences between a tornado watch and tornado warning to the making of tacos. It was conceived in part by Normal Fire communications director Matt Swaney.
Holy Trinity survives as independent Bloomington parish
WEBMar 11, 2024 · The Catholic Diocese of Peoria has backed off a proposal to close Holy Trinity Church in Bloomington. As part of a large realignment of parishes and church consolidations across central Illinois, a Growing Disciples core team had earlier recommended merging St. Mary’s and Holy Trinity parishes in Bloomington and closing the art deco Holy Trinity church building, which is on the National ...
An Even Keel Has Kept Country Star John Conlee Grounded
WEBPublished August 7, 2019 at 1:58 PM CDT. Listen • 7:27. John Conlee. John Conlee play the Normal Theater tomorrow night. John Conlee is one of those small-town boys that made good. Coming of age in the 1950s on a farm outside Versailles, Kentucky, Conlee’s family sold eggs door to door and raised sheep and even feeder pigs.
$345 Million Wind Energy Project Coming To Central Illinois
WEBMay 21, 2021 · Enel Green Power North American. An official with the company bringing a $345 million wind farm project to central Illinois says there will be significant economic and environmental impact to the plan. Located just west of Clinton and Wapella, the Alta Farms Two wind farm will start providing power in late 2022.
Jelani Day timeline: Key moments in the investigation - WGLT
WEBOct 25, 2021 · Here’s a look at some key dates and developments in the death of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day. 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021: Jelani is spotted in security camera footage at ISU’s Bone Student Center in Normal.He’s wearing a blue button-up collared dress shirt, black pants, black belt, black dress shoes, and a …
New book commemorates the 150th anniversary of Bloomington's …
WEBDec 10, 2021 · The book, titled The David Davis Mansion: 150 Years at Clover Lawn, reflects a greater sense of appreciation for the Davis' role in American history, as well as the testament to history that such houses serve today. "What I did was take this story and put it not just in the framework of how important Illinois is to American history, but how ...
Rivian tops 3,000 workers at plant in Normal - WGLT
WEBOct 11, 2021 · Rivian has hired about 1,000 people in central Illinois in the last three months. As of Monday, the company said it has 3,060 workers at its plant in Normal, easily making the company McLean County's third largest employer, ahead of Country Financial and behind Illinois State University and State Farm.
The Debate Over Language Deprivation In Deaf Children - WGLT
WEBApr 16, 2021 · The Debate Over Language Deprivation In Deaf Children. Abigail Previlon, 13, takes part in remote distance learning with her deaf education teacher Diane Gamse in Stamford, Connecticut. The eighth grader has a translator for in-class learning and often while distance learning on a Chromebook. A first generation American citizen with Haitian ...