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Tuesday

LINCOLN — Despite a wet spring, fire departments across Central Illinois are joining with the National Weather Service in Lincoln in issuing warnings about an elevated fire danger through Tuesday.

BLOOMINGTON — Home Sweet Home Ministries' largest annual fundraiser will begin Tuesday, and the nonprofit organization hopes McLean County area residents will be as generous as ever.

NORMAL — University High School's prom king and queen are Alex Keene and Stephanie Soukup. Keene is the son of Mike and Julia Keene of Mackinaw. Soukup is the daughter of Mark and Sheryl Soukup of Normal.

BLOOMINGTON — Multiple Bloomington Fire Department units are responding to a house fire in the 600 block of East Front Street near downtown.

BLOOMINGTON — Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens struck a nerve with his recent suggestion that maybe it’s time to repeal the Second Amendment.

NORMAL — A sophomore at Tri-Valley High School, Cassandra Bean finds the debate over gun legislation and how it could impact schools “interesting.”

Monday

As with most small-town movie houses, the Colonial Theatre in Colfax offered more than a parade of Hollywood legends on the silver screen.

Sunday