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BLOOMINGTON — Willie Holton Halbert surprised herself — not only that she was wearing four layers of clothes and reading in her car on a 20-degree Friday night but also that she was planning to do that all night long.

BLOOMINGTON — Willie Holton Halbert surprised herself — not only that she was wearing four layers of clothes and reading in her car on a 20-degree Friday night but also that she was planning to do that all night long.

West Olive Street, Bloomington — The 900 block of West Olive Street is closed to through traffic for a sewer repair. Residents should use an alternate route.

LEROY — LeRoy High School students and staff have been evacuated following the receipt of a bomb threat Friday morning.

Saturday

BLOOMINGTON — The holiday spirit in McLean County continued long after the 12 days of Christmas as The Salvation Army of McLean County exceeded its annual fundraising campaign goal, thanks to mail and online donations in January.

Black history program planned

Thursday

BLOOMINGTON — Health and human services providers in Central Illinois appreciated Gov. Bruce Rauner's focus on job creation in his State of the State speech Wednesday but hope to hear specifics on Medicaid and support of human services programs at…

PONTIAC — A 26-year-old Bloomington woman died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Livingston County.