Latest News from Bloomington-Normal and Central Illinois
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In an email obtained by WGLT, the insurer says "if and when" changes are needed, the company will start with voluntary staff reductions whenever possible, but did not rule out the possibility of layoffs.
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Andrea Munday is co-creator of "A Normal Disappearance" along with her nieces, Finley and Piper. Together, they’re investigating the disappearance of James F. Sarsfield, a plumber at the former Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School in Normal.
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Police said a motorcyclist crashed near the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Clearwater Avenue on Tuesday night. Police said the driver, an adult male, was found unresponsive in the roadway. Another motorcyclist suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in a crash at Veterans at Eastland Drive on Sunday night.
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The Normal Town Council approved a measure to extend a municipal insurance agency during its Tuesday meeting.
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The City of Bloomington confirmed Tuesday that recent testing shows increased taste and odor compounds. Officials said they’re taking several steps to address the recurring problem.
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Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday he expects Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to employ the same aggressive strategies they used in Los Angeles earlier this summer after President Donald Trump said he will deploy the National Guard to Chicago.
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The 61-year-old organic grower, who survived a catastrophic tractor accident last year, returns to predawn harvests and Saturday markets.
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There is a new food truck coming to Bloomington-Normal this fall: Maison P&J.
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About 15 to 20 students at Bloomington High School fall into the "newcomer" category of students new to the country when they enrolled in high school.
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Waterfowl repeatedly get caught in fishing line and hooks across the nation and at Miller Park Lake in Bloomington, according to local experts.
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A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate stars in Netflix’s most popular original movie.
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As part of the “Food Routes” series, Harvest Public Media explores three big factors that affect produce prices in the Midwest and Great Plains.