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The beloved, blushing Santas that once adorned a downtown Bloomington department store have been in storage for more than a decade — and are scheduled to be back on the town for the 2024 holiday season.
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Most people know about the letter a little girl wrote to the New York Sun newspaper in 1897 asking whether Santa Claus is real. It prompted the famous response, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." Bloomington-Normal children encountered their own slightly more intrepid version of that idea a couple decades later.
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The words of a World War II prisoner of war from Normal show a grim situation filled with privation, guard brutality, and occasional diversions. This comes from Robert S. Hall’s wartime journal, recently donated to the McLean County Museum of History.
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The vigil was without spoken words, but carried a strong message of peace.
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Claire Rousay, the Canadian electronic musician now based in Los Angeles, recently signed with the Thrill Jockey label.
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Miriam Padilla and Jesús Islas designed and built an ofrenda installation at the McLean County Museum of History.
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The new gallery doubles the percentage of objects on display, chosen from McLean County Museum of History's 18,000 items.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs are once again making October a special time. But baseball was not always here to root for and entertain us.
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Civil War veteran and political activist Richard Blue and music educator Frances Kessler are two of Bloomington's famous faces at this year's cemetery walk, a popular event attracting more than 3,000 visitors.
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Uptown will be full of art—inside and out, with a new exhibition at University Galleries during Sugar Creek Arts Festival. And the Midwest Toy and Comic Fest moves to Parke Regency for its second year.