Charlie Schlenker
WGLT News DirectorWGLT News Director Charlie Schlenker grew up in Rock Island, Illinois and graduated from Augustana College. He has spent more than three decades in radio and has won numerous state and national awards for journalism. He lives in Normal with his family.
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The Unit 5 school district expects higher enrollment next school year, Superintendent Kristen Weikle said this week, noting the changing nature of the...
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The Bloomington-Normal area labor market had 5% percent unemployment last month. The state Department of Employment Security reports the March figure is...
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The Town of Normal has several options to spend the $10.4 million in pandemic relief money allocated to the town through the American Rescue Plan with...
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A nine-year oversight means the City of Bloomington owes money to the Town of Normal.
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Academics and advocates were not the only ones keenly watching the trial of Derek Chauvin. So were police. Rick Bleichner is police chief for the Town...
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Michael Gizzi is a criminal justice sciences professor at Illinois State University. He often focuses on the courts and the interaction of police,...
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Those around the nation glued to radios and TV screens for the last several weeks during the murder trial of Derek Chauvin are breathing a sigh of...
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After weeks of mounting tension during the murder trial of Derek Chauvin , observers in Bloomington-Normal expressed mixed emotions Tuesday after the...
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The Bloomington City Council will have a special meeting on Monday to talk about censuring council member Jenn Carrillo.
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The Town of Normal may spend about $353,000 to dig a new water well. That's among the proposals going before the council on Monday.