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Monday

BLOOMINGTON — More than $35,000 will be awarded to 10 McLean County nonprofit programs this year by Illinois Prairie Community Foundation's Women to Women Giving Circle and Youth Engaged in Philanthropy.

NORMAL — The wait had been too long for Amber Van Hoveln of Kappa. While millions of Americans were watching the kickoff of Super Bowl LII Sunday evening, Van Hoveln was signing adoption papers at the Hyatt in Uptown Normal.

BLOOMINGTON — A winter weather advisory goes into effect at 3 p.m. Monday as a new round of snow is expected to drop between 2 and 4 inches on McLean County.

BLOOMINGTON – The first of three winter storm systems is moving through the area, just in time to make travel a little bit hazardous for those traveling to Super Bowl parties.

Sledding in the 19th century was once a far richer and more communal activity than it is today.

Monday

CHENOA — Firefighters are working to extinguish a number of grass fires along a mile-long stretch of Interstate 55 near the El Paso-Chenoa exit.

Saturday

BLOOMINGTON — Tax season has gotten off to a busy start locally, but experts tell taxpayers not to worry now about changes in the massive tax reform law because those won't take effect until people file their 2017 taxes next…