Latest News from Bloomington-Normal and Central Illinois
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Firefighters rescued an unresponsive 13-year-old boy from a mobile home in Northmeadow Village early Sunday. He arrived at the hospital in critical condition.
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A lawsuit alleges the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview is a “black box” where detainees are denied access to counsel while held in squalid, overcrowded cells.
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During a visit to WGLT ahead of the station's Radio Faces fundraiser on Thursday, NPR CEO Katherine Maher expressed optimism about public media's future, but cautioned there are many challenges ahead.
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Athletic director Mike Wagner announced the addition this week, with the team beginning its first competitive season in the 2026-27 academic year. It is the eighth sport added at IWU since 2019.
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After collecting just under $25,000 from corporate art sales, agricultural cooperative Growmark is splitting the proceeds among three local nonprofits.
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Uptown business owners raise concerns about tax hikes to fund underpass — and the quick vote on themSome Uptown business owners are criticizing a proposal to raise food and beverage and hotel-motel taxes in Normal. They’re also not happy about an accelerated timeline to a council vote on Monday — just three business days after the proposal became public.
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The McLean County Museum of History collaborates with Hispanic Twin City residents to host 5th annual Day of the Dead celebration Saturday, Nov. 1, from 3 -7 p.m.
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If you see a bunch of people in military garb in Bloomington on Saturday, it's only a drill: The Illinois Army National Guard is doing a full-uniform training exercise on Constitution Trail on Saturday morning, Nov. 1.
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Fukumura's second season begins in earnest with a trio of works by Beethoven, Bartók and Rózsa.
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The Bloomington-based early learning center for low-income families will not be affected by a fiscal cliff faced by many Head Start programs if the government shutdown extends into November.
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A closely-watched and long-debated piece of energy legislation is set to become law after passing through both legislative chambers with the governor’s endorsement.
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Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order allocating $20 million in state funding as a stopgap measure to support Illinois’ seven food banks, which supply over 2,600 food pantries across the state.