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Thirteen years ago, the City of Bloomington bolted the joint emergency service dispatch operation known in McLean County as Metcom. That created years of…

Children across the country suffering from life-threatening and chronic illnesses risk losing their health insurance unless Congress acts soon.Shouting…

McLean County Museum of History Librarian Bill Kemp's new book is his second collection of stories written for The Pantagraph. The 77 stories in this…

What would life be without music for Chris Corkery?“I can’t … ” said Corkery softly, pausing to consider the implications. “Wow … good question. It’s hard…

A local brewery’s new taproom in south Bloomington is the latest addition to Central Illinois' growing craft-beer scene.Lil Beaver Brewery opened its…

Tom Becker graduated from Stanford (IL) High School. That alone will date him.Much happened between then and now, and this story won't begin to cover it…

Japanese Beetles are the bane of every gardener. These voracious insects are tough to get rid of, but can milky spore come to the rescue?If you've got…

A 30-year-old Bloomington woman was stabbed to death with a butcher knife—allegedly by her husband—earlier this month. She was packing to leave what…

For all practical purposes Illinois embraced slavery at its founding in 1818, despite entering the Union as a non-slave state. For example, Illinois'…

The future of the McLean County Democratic Party began 14 months ago.That’s when more than 100 Democrats crowded into a Bloomington union hall on a…