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Bloomington teacher and longtime Chicago White Sox fan Destinee Feliciano will sing the national anthem at a White Sox game.

Jennifer Johnson is set to host a fundraiser in support of St. Jude's after her family's own battle with childhood cancer.

An Illinois State University student who is a Navy veteran plans to run a 50-kilometer race — about 31 miles — next month to raise money for the Homeless Veterans in America Relief Foundation.

Dorothy Stewart's most recent skydive earlier this month was in her adopted home of South Carolina in honor of her 91st birthday.

Pastor Tim Allison walked into Be Strong, a south Bloomington gym, looking to bench press 500 pounds. It took him about four years to get there, and now he's looking to crush his own 501-pound national record.

The chess teams at Evans Junior High School in Bloomington have done something that has never been done before in state history. Its sixth, seventh, and eighth graders have all won state championships in the same year.

Normal West teacher April Schermann won Computer Science Teacher of the Year from Project Lead the Way, a national organization supporting STEM educators. Normal West staff and students celebrated with an award presentation and hallway parade.

A service club in Normal has helped save countless lives by limiting the spread of malaria. Drake Zimmerman of the Normal Rotary Club launched the Malaria Project over 30 years ago after seeing a new medicine that cures the tropical disease.

A partnership between Unit 5 and Eastern Illinois Foodbank brings a monthly food pantry to Normal West. Now, a local chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council has made volunteering at the events a core part of its community outreach.

Look for brightly colored front doors to pop up in the coming months on Bloomington's west side. Residents are adding curb appeal to their homes, thanks to a joint initiative by Sherwin-Williams and the West Bloomington Revitalization Project.