The American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU] of Illinois is responding to multiple civil liberties issues across the state, including the possibility of a camera company illegally sharing its data with federal immigration enforcement.

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Heartland Theatre Company opens its 39th season with Venus in Fur, marking a return to the director's chair for Kathleen Kirk — who, after a hiatus, was unable to refuse the play she's loved since she first read it.

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McLean County’s branch of the Civil Air Patrol is looking for new recruits.

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On today's episode, a license plate camera company shares personal info with immigration officials, prompting calls for more scrutiny, the civilian arm of the U.S. Air Force is looking for new recruits in McLean County, plus Heartland Theatre Company kicks off a new season with a timeless battle of the sexes.

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Julie Bickelhaupt is a farmer and chair of the Carroll County Board, a rural county along the Mississippi River border with Iowa. She said she’s running to lower costs for Americans, support farmers and strengthen education.

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On today's episode, Bloomington's city manager says he doesn't intend to micromanage the police department after BPD pulled out of an immigration event, McLean County's top election officer pushes back on unfounded claims about mail-in voting, a farmer and government official in northwest Illinois makes a bid for U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen's seat and a Bloomington blacksmith wins a History Channel competition.

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As the Department of Justice’s [DOJ] deadline for access to Illinois’ voter registration database nears, neither of McLean County’s election authorities have been asked to release any information from their voter rolls.

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Amid backlash to the City of Bloomington's decision to pull the police department from a recent immigration event, city manager Jeff Jurgens reiterated community policing is "not going away any time soon.”

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A Bloomington woman, Shelby Vincent, is the author of a new children’s book that spotlights real kids living with medical challenges.

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A new business partnership has helped to save the Clinton nuclear plant — and to serve Facebook parent Meta’s future AI ambitions.

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