Latest News from Bloomington-Normal and Central Illinois
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Mayor Tracy Welch wants to see the women's prison site remediated, unlike what happened two decades ago at the 100-acre Lincoln Developmental Center site. It's part of the City of Lincoln's multi-pronged strategy boosting economic development in the Logan County seat.
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Executive Director Holly Wayland-Hall said the clinic's mission is charity-based, providing health services to people who are uninsured, or have recently lost coverage through Medicaid. She said 99% of the clinic's patients have no insurance.
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Grabill taught history and peace studies during a 33-year career at Illinois State University, where he helped establish the Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies minor, according to ISU archives.
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Unit 5 and Rivian are locked in a property-tax dispute that could cost the school district an estimated $6.8 million annually.
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Osman McLaurin, 29, was convicted of first-degree murder in June. Judge Jason Chambers sentenced him Thursday to more than a century in prison.
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A new exhibit at the Peoria Riverfront Museum opening this weekend commemorates the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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The Bloomington Fire Department is urging drivers to slow down and move over near crash scenes after a firefighter was struck Thursday by a hit-and-run vehicle at the scene of an earlier crash.
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Leaders at both Bloomington-Normal universities say they're pleased with their fall enrollment numbers as they confront the long-dreaded "demographic cliff."
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Illinois has already experienced a record-breaking number of tornadoes in 2026, but this year even thunderstorms are proving to be dangerous.
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At the Bloomington Public Library on Wednesday, residents heard about the reasons behind the rising costs of energy from Nick Hylla, executive director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association [MREA].
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Quvonnay Collins, 26, must serve at least half of a 9-year sentence after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin questioned direct government investment in private businesses and lamented lost momentum in fixing social security, during a stop in Bloomington.