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Hayden King, Jack Oakey, Rohan Darsi and Abhi Kumar have covered a lot of ground in four years together at Bloomington High School. Tennis requires that kind of physical investment, running from side to side and baseline to net.
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A new definition of violence includes harmful use of social media and text messaging. But policy changes move slowly in a fast-paced, online world.
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After delaying a vote last week, Illinois State University's board of trustees will gather for a special meeting Friday to take a vote on proposed student fee increases for the 2024-2025 school year.
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McLean County has community leaders ready to collaborate and solve some of the city's most pressing issues, including affordable housing and access to mental health services. An outside consulting group wants to leverage this momentum into tangible change.
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It was standing-room only at the City of Bloomington Township special meeting on Tuesday where more than 100 people gathered to discuss and vote on whether to place a question on the November ballot concerning U.S. military funding to Israel. The measure failed, and the question will not appear on the November ballot.
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The McLean County Regional Planning Commission is moving to put its housing recovery plan into practice. After briefing the Bloomington and Normal councils, and soon the county board, commission director Ray Lai said an implementation committee will be formed with more than just governmental stakeholders.
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Ahead of the summer swimming season, the Bloomington-Normal YMCA and American Red Cross are promoting the importance of water safety for both children and adults.
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Scammers have targeted recent McLean County jurors, attempting to intimidate or scam them out of personal and credit card information over the phone.
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The closure of small-town grocery stores across the Midwest leaves communities with a hole to fill. A family in rural Benson is building a way to help.
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Members of both the Democrat and Republican parties on campus want Illinois State University leaders to close the campus on Election Day on Nov. 5. They issued a joint statement asking the university to make the change, citing long lines that have become common on election days at ISU.
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A citizen petition requires the City of Bloomington Township to consider a potential referendum that calls for stopping military aid to Israel over the war in Gaza.
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Reverberation Vinyl owner John Anderson is largely detached from the mega-music industry, which has capitalized on the resurgence of vinyl and squeezed some independent artists out. Anderson sticks to his musical values and passions, stocking deep cuts and undiscovered gems. Each spring, he hosts a concert in the shop.