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BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington firefighters are responding to reports of a house fire in the 1300 block of North Oak Street.

NORMAL — Local officials took issue Thursday with Gov. Bruce Rauner calling electric car startup Rivian Automotive "a gamble" that was "pretty much given the (former Mitsubishi) plant" in Normal.

NORMAL — The long, late winter has ushered in "a tidal wave of pollen," meaning thousands of Central Illinoisans went, seemingly overnight, from shivering to sniffling.

Thursday

Drive for Hope fundraiser set

Low and Bissell streets — The intersection of Low Street and Bissell Street is closed to through traffic, effective immediately, for street repairs, until work is completed. Drives should choose an alternate route.

BLOOMINGTON — A twice-yearly fair, which has helped 187 people in need with their legal problems since fall 2015, returns on Saturday.

ELLSWORTH — Services at Ellsworth United Methodist Church have been relocated to the nearby American Legion after the sanctuary ceiling collapsed last week.

BLOOMINGTON — Smoking materials was found to be the cause of a large fire that damaged a historic Bloomington home last month.

NORMAL — The cause remains under investigation for a fire Monday morning that heavily damaged University Liquors at 706 W. Beaufort St. in Normal.