
Reps. LaHood, Sorensen split on government shutdown vote
The House voted 222 to 209 mostly along party lines to fund the government. President Trump signed the bill into law Wednesday night.

The House voted 222 to 209 mostly along party lines to fund the government. President Trump signed the bill into law Wednesday night.

More than 100 people in Bloomington-Normal have died of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illness because they were exposed to huge amounts of the fiber when they worked at the former Unarco asbestos plant on the city’s west side.

The lack of rain has led to moderate drought for nearly all of McLean County. The far southeastern tip of the county is in severe drought, along with Champaign-Urbana and eastern Illinois.

Facebook owner Meta said Tuesday that it’s signed a 20-year agreement to buy about 1.1 gigawatts of electricity from the Clinton nuclear power plant, starting in 2027, to support its “AI ambitions.”