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Normal sets parking rules, detours during underpass construction
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The Parkinson Street Parking lot south of the railroad tracks will be closed starting Monday, Sept. 21, and a detour will be set up for Constitution Trail users.
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Normal Town Council will review plan to expand Children's Discovery Museum
Ben Howell
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Wartime deportation of Japanese from Peru to the U.S. led to questions of belonging
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Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger will visit Illinois State University this fall to screen his 2024 documentary The Last Republican followed by a conversation with the WGLT newsroom. An Evening with Congressman Adam Kinzinger Oct. 1, 2026 Illinois State University's Braden Auditorium The Last Republican screening: 6:30-8 p.m. Rep. Kinzinger in conversation with WGLT: 8-9 p.m.
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