McLean County Museum Of History

Last May, the grassroots advocacy group commissioned an artist to paint 15 circus-themed murals connecting the Bloomington Public Library and the McLean County Museum of History. The member organization will do the same thing this summer to celebrate the centennial of Route 66.

During the Great Depression the federal government tried to stimulate the economy by funding a variety of buildings and programs. Inside the 1936 WPA post office in Normal is a 1938 oil on canvas mural, a salute to the community, to human achievement, and to the importance of beauty in public spaces.

If you want a sudsy taste of history, here's your chance: The McLean County Museum of History is partnering with Bloomington microbrewer Casper to honor the community's longest continuously operating (and now defunct) brewery.

It has been many decades since Downtown Bloomington was the premier destination for shoppers in the community. There was a time, though, when there were four large department stores downtown.

Monsignor Doug Hennessy, a Catholic priest known for his kindness, his work in the civil rights era, and a half-century of service to the people of Central Illinois, has died at age 87.

Returning from a statewide arts and humanities conference, leaders from Bloomington-Normal's cultural organizations recommit to working together.

Community members gathered over the weekend to honor loved ones who have died at the McLean County Museum of History’s annual Dia de Muertos celebration, filling the museum with music, dancing and colorful activities inspired by the traditional Mexican holiday.

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.

Nomad Theatre Company will begin its second season as a year-round company by bringing courtroom dramas to a real-life courtroom in Bloomington. One play is based on true events following a group of ax-wielding ladies from Towanda.

McLean County has one Nobel Prize winner — but oh what a one! Modern electronics rests upon Clinton Davisson’s physics experiments bombarding a block of crystalized nickel with electrons.