Living conditions inside the nearly 100-year-old prison are “horrible,” but the bonds forged between some men were like family, they say. WBEZ reports.

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On today's episode, Illinois Wesleyan's new president outlines plans for the university's future, an economist offers encouraging signs for Bloomington-Normal's housing shortage, and four people who spent time at Stateville Correctional Center reflect on the impending closure of the 100-year-old prison.

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On today's episode, police struggle to get a handle on college pop-up parties in the digital age, Ferrero opens its new Kinder Bueno candy bar plant in Bloomington and may not be done growing here, and a political satire opens at Illinois Wesleyan University theater.

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Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Theatre Arts kicks off its 2024-25 public programming next week with Paul Slade Smith’s political satire The Outsider. Shows run Oct. 2-6 in the McPherson Theatre.

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WGLT's Eric Stock talks to ISU Police Chief Aaron Woodruff in the wake of a fatal shooting over homecoming weekend, about the challenges of preparing for and breaking up pop-up parties.

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Candy maker Ferrero may not be done growing in Bloomington-Normal even though the company's new $214 million chocolate plant is now officially open and ramping up production of Kinder Bueno candy bars and other products.

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An 18-year-old from a Chicago suburb has been identified as the person who died in a shooting at Illinois State University following what police called a large "pop-up party" early Sunday. McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder said Randall Glass, of Oak Lawn, died from multiple gunshot wounds.

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