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BLOOMINGTON — Those who think it's too late in the year for snow should be reminded that just five years ago this Saturday, the Central Illinois area was hit with a major snowstorm that produced several rounds of moderate to…

BLOOMINGTON — New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show McLean County among the few counties in Central Illinois to show higher population last year than it did in 2010.

CLINTON — A Clinton High School student was killed in a single-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon near Wapella.

NORMAL — The Grossinger Auto Group, which owns Grossinger Motors in Normal, is being acquired by one of Canada’s largest car dealers. The announcement was made by officials of AutoCanada during a conference call with investors and media Thursday from…

An independent organization has ranked Montana Tech’s nursing program number one in the state.

NORMAL — Central Illinois Advocate Health Care patients should benefit from the upcoming merger of Advocate with Aurora Health Care, the president of Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal and Advocate Eureka Hospital in Eureka said Thursday.

Thursday

Registration extended for Chase event

BLOOMINGTON — Eighty-six junior high and high school students and 15 chaperones packed a theater at the Marcus Wehrenberg Galaxy 14 in Bloomington at 4 p.m. Thursday.

BLOOMINGTON — The Keep Families Together Campaign will call on the Bloomington City Council "to come back to the table" to pass a welcoming-city ordinance by conducting a fast outside Bloomington City Hall.