McLean County news briefs
January 29, 2020BLOOMINGTON City sets new hours for Citizen Convenience Center Beginning this week, the Citizen Convenience Center will be open from 7 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays,…
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Bootleggers, speakeasies thrived during Prohibition in central Illinois
January 29, 2020On Jan. 16, 1919, the 65th United States Congress ratified the 18th amendment, prohibiting the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxicating beverages. A year later, Prohibition…
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McLean County news briefs
January 23, 2020McLEAN COUNTY ISU Adaptapalooza celebrates recreation without limits Members of the Illinois State University community can experience how recreation can be adapted for those with…
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McLean County economic leader says diversification is key to growth
January 22, 2020For years, the insurance industry and higher education have been juggernauts fueling McLean County’s economy. While neither sector is showing signs of slowing down in the Bloomington-Normal…
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Bloomington man sentenced for role in crack cocaine ring
January 19, 2020A Bloomington man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for his role in a McLean County crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Raymone Stephens, 31, was sentenced to 16…
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McLean County news briefs
January 15, 2020McLEAN COUNTY A Community in Conversation is county wide program In an age of underemployment and ever-increasing wage disparity, who has the power to choose their work? Inspired…
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Attorney General seeks accelerated ratepayer refund from electric utilities
January 12, 2020SPRINGFIELD — Two of the state’s largest electric utilities owe their customers a combined $543 million in refunds, according to state regulators, but there is sharp disagreement…
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Heartland names interim head baseball coach
January 10, 2020Chris Razo has been named interim head coach of the Heartland Community College Hawks baseball team. Razo replaces Jimmy Frankos who has taken an assistant coach position at his alma…
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