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BLOOMINGTON — Wesley Garrard had no intention of lifting the rear end of a car up off the ground at Sunday’s Champagne British Car Festival at the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington.

PONTIAC — When former U.S. Rep. Tom Ewing first approached the Livingston County Historical Society to discuss the Pontiac home that once belonged to Jason Strevell, he realized he had work to do.

BLOOMINGTON — A fire destroyed a home on Bloomington’s west side late Sunday afternoon.

Willow Street — The westbound lane of Willow Street, between Fell Avenue and School Street in Normal, will be closed to through traffic for sewer repairs starting Monday.

Six Points Road — Six Points Road between Longden Avenue and Timbers Court, Bloomington, will be closed for connecting a new water main from 8 a.m. Tuesday (June 5) until the work is done.

During the height of the vaudeville era, troupes of comedians, musicians, acrobats and actors arrived in Bloomington by train twice weekly, bringing with them carloads of sketch props, scenery, absurdly garish costumes and trained animals. Vaudeville, it was said, was…

BLOOMINGTON — Fantasy, history and future collided in downtown Bloomington on Saturday.

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Beaufort Street and Uptown Circle — The intersection of Beaufort Street and Uptown Circle, in front of the Children’s Discovery Museum, will be closed to through traffic from 7 to 10 a.m. Monday (June 4) for installation of a new…