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In an ironic twist, an Illinois Wesleyan University biologist has named a new species of snake after the actor Harrison Ford. In the iconic movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Ford's character Indiana Jones doesn’t like snakes.
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Bloomington-Normal community members are providing outlets for self-expression through art, helping intentionally and unintentionally to relieve mental health concerns for others in the area.
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After years of turmoil, the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts announces a mix of magic, music and comedy for its upcoming season.
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Roger Schmidgall, the Citizen of the Year in the Town of Normal, has a long record of involvement in service organizations in town and internationally.
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It's said that good writing is the soul of radio. A Bloomington-Normal boy made good exemplifies that adage.
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The LGBTQ+ community in Bloomington-Normal was loud, proud, and happy during Pride Fest on July 29 in downtown Bloomington. Attendees said the annual cornerstone event that draws thousands is important both to the LGBTQ community and to all of central Illinois.
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WGLT's McHistory series features Richard Blue, the first Black person to run for council in Bloomington. He was also a Civil War veteran, activist, member of a literary society, doorman at the state capital, and barber.
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Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of July 21-23, 2023, curated by WGLT's Lauren Warnecke.
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Women political candidates are the norm today. But it hasn’t been so very long since a woman running for office was rare or even unheard of. The first woman to serve in the Illinois Senate was Florence Fifer Bohrer of Bloomington in 1924. But leading the way for Bohrer some years before was Helen Clark McCurdy, the first woman to run for office in Bloomington, in 1915.
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Craft beer is all about the flavor. Even after small brewers have found a niche, they keep experimenting, running test batches, and sometimes finding the next big thing their customers like. It's not so easy, though, to predict the next big thing.