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Privacy and cybersecurity experts tell Bloomington-Normal residents they need to worry more about containing their information.
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The college expand its electric vehicle programs with the help of a $525,000 grant from the Illinois Community College Board.
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Illinois State University staff is asking trustees to approve up to $14 million in borrowing to help finance the new Mennonite School of Nursing Simulation Lab Building. Trustees meet Friday to take up that issue and a number of other proposals.
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Overall crime rates in the town of Normal have remained fairly static over the last five years, said Police Chief Stephen Petrilli, though weapons offenses and gun incidents jumped last year. Department reports showed a 79% increase in gun incidents and nearly 60% growth in weapons offenses. There were 52 gun incidents last year and 67 weapons offenses in the town.
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Bloomington-Normal leaders are emphasizing the need for more broadband connectivity in underserved and rural areas.
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The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved implementation of a new area code for people in parts of central and north central Illinois.
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With less than a month before voters head to the polls, Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle addressed the school board Wednesday night, reviewing the district’s proposed tax rate increase.
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Rivian produced 7,363 electric vehicles during the third quarter of the year, according to a company news release. That's a 67% step-up from the prior three-month period, and more than six times the number produced in the first quarter of 2022.
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A piece of digital art that won a prize at the Colorado State Fair has reignited an old furor over what art is and how artists create in an authentic way.
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The Bloomington Fire Department is about six months into a new program using drones to help fight fires. Fire department spokesperson Eric Davison said officials already are seeing good results in structure fires and hazmat calls.