Charlie Schlenker
WGLT Assistant 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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Gov. JB Pritzker has created new enforcement rules for mask wearing. Pritzker said the statewide emergency order allows warnings and then fines of up to... -
Illinois State University on Tuesday pointed to the unexpected loss of on-campus testing capacity and rising cases as major reasons why classes will be... -
A giant of Illinois agriculture has died. Former state representative, state agriculture director and longtime 4-H booster Gordon Ropp was 87 years old. -
Illinois State University had another great recruiting year, with a 1.2% increase in total enrollment and the largest freshman class in 33 years . It's... -
Illinois colleges and universities have been under pressure for years from smaller graduating classes, out-of-state competition and changing... -
The college school year is young, yet already three Illinois State University students have applied for emergency aid after coming out to their family... -
NPR Illinois and WGLT host the sixth Illinois Issues Forum on the state's financial health and the lasting impacts of the two-year-long state budget… -
One of the Democratic Candidates for Governor is accusing Republican Governor Bruce Rauner of purposefully wrecking Illinois. Speaking recently in... -
A Special Olympics Illinois athlete has died. Special Olympics Illinois President and CEO Dave Breen said the athlete suffered a medical emergency... -
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra has chosen its new music director. He is Ken Lam, currently the director of the symphony in Charleston, South Carolina.
