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Before Oct. 30, 2018, Dameca Kirkwood was a mother, proud of her one and only son, a young man she considered awesome, who did not live to see his 28th…

Speaking to McLean County Democrats on Thursday night, Gov. JB Pritzker placed the blame squarely on his Republican predecessor. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s two-year budget impasse put the state into a nose-dive, Pritzker said, while crediting Democrats with turning Illinois around.

Aundera Gardner of Decatur was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon, possession of a stolen vehicle and harassment through electronic communication.

UPDATED 8:30 a.m. | McLean County Board member Paul Segobiano said Tuesday he’s hoping Republicans field a candidate against the Democrat who beat him in…

Nearly all of Bloomington-Normal's ICU beds are now in use, and McLean County's COVID-19 testing positivity rate ticked up again Friday after several days…

McLean County dentists are taking a hands-on approach to getting their patients back in the chair, with many learning how to deliver the COVID vaccine…

Attorneys for Alan Beaman argue the judge handling his civil trial against three Normal police officers may not be partial. Beaman wants a McLean County judge to hear the case.

UPDATED 5:30 p.m. | The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) said Friday there are three new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the local total up to…

The City Manager of Normal tries to ease council nerves that the $24 million underpass project will cost more. And the present furor over critical race theory aside, it's not a new thing for politics to shape the material taught in social studies classes. Liberation Colorized is an online journal launched to give students a voice during a particularly turbulent time in Bloomington Normal politics. These young people are not just listening to adults, they're telling. And a famed McLean County dairy family gets a memorial in a new book.

Both the Bloomington Election Commission and the McLean County clerk’s office say they are seeing strong turnout for early and mail-in voting ahead of the Nov. 5 election.