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The upcoming Bloomington mayoral race between incumbent Mboka Mwilambwe and former State Rep. Dan Brady may hinge more on style and vision than on big differences on issues.
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Treble Trouble is a hero's tale of how Princess Poco saved the land of Melodia from perpetual silence — and teaching a few lessons along the way.
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At a "State of the City" event held Wednesday at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Mayor Mboke Mwilambwe said Bloomington is healthy and prosperous with a falling crime rate and good economic development.
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In the past year, April Schermann has been honored with two national awards for her work as a math and computer science teacher at Normal West. On the softball field, she recently earned her 500th victory as West’s head coach.
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Scott Laughlin spent over 40 years as a radio host in Central Illinois. Most of that was in Bloomington-Normal. In 2000, he moved to WJBC, the community’s heritage news talk station, where he would soon take over as the morning show host and became the station’s top personality for close to 20 years.
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Dan Brady will challenge Mboka Mwilambwe, who announced earlier this month he intends to seek a second term as Bloomington's mayor in 2025.
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Police chief Steve Petrilli said the rise in thefts and car burglaries reflects a rise in crimes of opportunity and he said the trend in manageable.
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Aondover Tarhule, who became ISU's 21st president last month after a year in the interim role, said the university is grappling with ongoing delays in the student aid award process, as well as responding to the prevalence of artificial intelligence tech and a looming drop in graduating high school seniors.
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Alejandro Gómez Guillén replaces Naomi Woo, who withdrew her candidacy to focus on other professional opportunities.
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Data shows that around 17% of people in Illinois have experienced long COVID as of March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Finding data more granular — say, for central Illinois, or even McLean County — is a little trickier.