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Jesse Smart served as Bloomington mayor from 1985 to 1997, after serving eight years on the city council.
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Parker Lawlis, who served for 25 years on the Normal Town Council, died recently at the age of 88. A celebration and visitation is scheduled for May 20 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington.
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Family, friends and former colleagues are mourning the loss of retired Illinois State University professor and archaeologist Jim Skibo, who died after a dive in Wisconsin.
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Simone Goods, a recent member of the Illinois State University women's basketball team, died Saturday after a battle with cancer.
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Longtime community servant Willie Brown died over the weekend, leaving behind decades of friendship.
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Willie Brown worked at State Farm for 38 years, retiring in 2009. But what made Brown a near-household name in Bloomington-Normal was his extensive record of community service.
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Former ISU Hall of Fame cross country and track and field coach John Coughlan has died at age 80.
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A longtime public servant who fought against intolerance in Bloomington-Normal has died.Barb Adkins was deputy city manager for Bloomington before she…
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The legacy of Bloomington High School’s swimming coach began in 1979 and will continue long after his sudden death this week. Coach Bob Loy was a 1973 BHS…
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UPDATED 4:30 p.m. | Former Illinois State University President Gene Budig, who would later become the president of Major League Baseball's American…