Dana Vollmer
ReporterDana Vollmer is a reporter with WGLT. Dana previously covered the state Capitol for NPR Illinois and Peoria for WCBU. She earned her master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield. She also graduated from Northern Illinois University, where she studied communication and produced Morning Edition for WNIJ. Dana's interests include criminal justice reform, economic equity and the environment.
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McLean County added 212 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend—the highest weekend case count reported since mid-January. -
Peoria police say two teenage girls were shot at a birthday party Friday night.Police were called to the area of Fayette Street and Madison Avenue in… -
McLean County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and death toll continue to climb. -
District 87 is using its free summer programming to help kids reset ahead of a return to in-person learning this fall. -
McLean County health officials report a record 51 residents hospitalized with COVID-19. That comes as Bloomington-Normal hospital bed capacity... -
Three more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19 complications. -
Some Bloomington landlords are getting stuck with huge water utility bills their tenants aren't paying during the pandemic. -
McLean County health officials on Monday reported 164 more COVID-19 cases confirmed over the weekend, as the county’s testing positivity rate dipped... -
Two more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19 complications, as the county climbs past 16,000 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic... -
Republicans and Democrats are at odds over a sweeping election bill that seeks to reform voting, campaign finance, and ethics laws.
