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Monday

NORMAL — Full of confidence and wearing a sparkling dress, Theresa Benckendorf of Streator was preparing for her walk down the runway in Sunday’s “Choose to Shine” Down Syndrome Fashion Show in the Prairie Room at the Bone Student Center…

BLOOMINGTON — A longtime autism awareness advocate and a volunteer with several community organizations have been named Community Service Leadership Award winners by the Multicultural Leadership Program.

Though lacking in obvious charm, the prefabricated home was a workhorse of the postwar era. In the years after World War II, first-time homeowners, especially veterans with growing families, turned to these “factory built” or “ready cut” homes for their…

BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington City Council will take a look at whether it should restrict alcohol sales near daycare centers and preschools.

Students sought for YEP program

Sunday

Editor’s note: The weekly Illinois Bicentennial series is sponsored by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors and Illinois Press Association. More than 20 newspapers are creating stories about the state’s history, places and key moments in advance of the Bicentennial…

BLOOMINGTON — Some lettuce products have been recalled from Schnucks markets after a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to chopped romaine lettuce.