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BLOOMINGTON — The cause of a fire that destroyed an east side apartment building and left seven families homeless remains undetermined and investigators aren’t sure if they'll ever be able to determine how it started.

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NORMAL — The Children's Discovery Museum rolled out two fresh faces Tuesday.

BLOOMINGTON — A winter weather advisory will be in effect for much of Central Illinois from midnight until 6 a.m. Wednesday.

STREATOR — A Streator resident escaped injury following a house fire Monday night.

BLOOMINGTON — An apartment building destroyed in a Feb. 10 fire had been cited for 226 code violations less than two weeks before the blaze, and earlier violations had caused the city to request its demolition in December.

CHICAGO — Amanda Ware and her husband agreed to a guardianship agreement Tuesday that will allow a family member to make decisions about the couple’s three children, resolving a nearly three-year legal battle between the state and Ware whose first…

Allin Street, Bloomington – North Allin Street, between Walnut and Chestnut streets, is closed for sewer repair work. The street will reopen as soon as work is completed. Drivers must use another route.

PARKLAND, Fla. — The deadly shooting at a Florida high school has put pressure on the state's Republican-controlled Legislature to consider a sweeping package of gun-control laws in a state that has resisted restrictions on firearms for decades, lawmakers said…

BLOOMINGTON — A flood watch remains in effect until late Tuesday night for most of Central Illinois and temperatures will steadily drop as the day wears on, according to the National Weather Service's latest forecast.