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Jesse Smart served as Bloomington mayor from 1985 to 1997, after serving eight years on the city council.

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.

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.

Simone Goods, a recent member of the Illinois State University women's basketball team, died Saturday after a battle with cancer.

Longtime community servant Willie Brown died over the weekend, leaving behind decades of friendship.

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.

Former ISU Hall of Fame cross country and track and field coach John Coughlan has died at age 80.

A longtime public servant who fought against intolerance in Bloomington-Normal has died.Barb Adkins was deputy city manager for Bloomington before she…

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…

UPDATED 4:30 p.m. | Former Illinois State University President Gene Budig, who would later become the president of Major League Baseball's American…