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Brightpoint is working to broaden the population it serves by providing tools that make the agency's services more accessible to non-English speaking families.
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The Bloomington-Normal YMCA and the American Red Cross have teamed up to introduce a new swim safety program to provide free swimming lessons and water safety training for children in the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal.
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Matt Andrews of Heyworth had been a school principal for the better part of two decades when he began experiencing what his wife Sarah described as coordination issues and constant headaches in the fall of 2021.
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Heyworth (61745), LeRoy (61752), Lexington (61753) and Towanda (61776) have all been added to the high risk list. Twenty ZIP codes in McLean County now have the high-risk designation, including 61701 that covers much of Bloomington.
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HIV [Human Immunodeficiency Virus] Testing Day is Thursday, June 27, and McLean County health officials want more people to get tested for the virus.
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Bloomington-Normal emergency personnel are reminding people of the importance of knowing CPR in case of emergency.
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Cones blocking off the Connect Transit bus parking space in the McLean County Health Department parking lot were moved, leaving the cooling center without a place to go Friday. It will be back Saturday.
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Connect Transit will keep its cooling station up and running through Saturday in the McLean County Health Department parking lot due to the expected extreme heat.
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The CDC reports a nearly 30 percent uptick in COVID-related Illinois ER visits during the first week in June.
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The state of Illinois will receive about $29 million from a nationwide settlement announced in a lawsuit over potentially cancer-causing baby powder.
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Chestnut Health Systems in Bloomington, Lifelong Access in Normal and the Regional Office of Education [ROE] plan to open a space in downtown Bloomington by 2026 that will offer services like dental hygiene, food support and counseling — all primarily for youth.
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Starting June 1 and through August 31, the summer pass will grant complimentary access to any of the state's Planet Fitness locations, including in Bloomington, for students ages 14 to 19.