McLean County news briefs
January 8, 2020BLOOMINGTON Program examines the Prohibition Era in McLean County Candace Summers, director of education at the McLean County Museum of History, will present an illustrated program…
BLOOMINGTON Program examines the Prohibition Era in McLean County Candace Summers, director of education at the McLean County Museum of History, will present an illustrated program…
BLOOMINGTON Ice rink to be named after former hockey director The Bloomington Ice Center will host a dedication ceremony for the naming of the rink within the center to be named…
It’s been a long and winding journey, but a Bloomington-based organization dedicated to giving canines a second chance at finding a loving home has reached a decade milestone. Wish…
One hundred years ago, Fulton John Sheen knelt in The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria. His first mass took place…
After months of haranguing with the Eureka City Council over the city’s underfunded recycling program, Keith McArdle will ring in the New Year content that his efforts were not in…
BLOOMINGTON Library offers app to access online magazines With a library card issued by Bloomington Public Library, patrons have immediate and free access to 167 digital magazines via…
A man has been charged with making a threatening communication against U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-13th). Randall Tarr, 64, a resident of the 200 block of East Mill Street in Rochester,…
NORMAL Town hosting American Red Cross blood drive The Town of Normal and the Normal Police Department are joining to present a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Thursday, Dec….
SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains…
This week in ag, the fallout continues from RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” report that recommends sweeping changes to how farmers produce food. We’ve also got info on big…
The Illinois State Fair will offer a little something for everyone this year. Fans of the fair and its food gathered at the state fairgrounds in April to celebrate the countdown of…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office is projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections assumed during his February budget…
Electric customers around Illinois will see significantly higher prices on their bills next month. The average residential customer of northern Illinois’ Commonwealth Edison will…