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NORMAL — The first thing 8-year-old Blythe Campbell did when she upgraded from glasses to contact lenses was reach for a book.

CLINTON — The LeRoy Rifle and Pistol Club will be moving to DeWitt County, but it may take some time before the club begins operation.

BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington police say there was no threat to the public after some potentially explosive equipment was found at a storage unit on the city’s southeast side.

FARMER CITY — A section of Interstate 74 near Farmer City will be known as the Trooper Ryan Albin Memorial Highway to honor the state trooper, who was killed in a traffic accident in the area last year.

BLOOMINGTON — The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for Woodford and McLean counties after a funnel cloud was reported at 1:45 p.m. just east of Minonk.

IAA Drive between Rowe Drive and just south of the Country Financial entrance in Bloomington will be closed to through traffic from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday for storm sewer replacement work.

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BLOOMINGTON — OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center, 2200 E. Washington St., has lost electrical power on its campus, but most services are continuing, supported by emergency generators.

BLOOMINGTON — Ken Kashian's home in Dimmitt's Grove is one of Bloomington's oldest and has a connection to Abraham Lincoln's legal career.

FARMER CITY — The investigation into the death of a Bloomington man who was struck by a semitrailer truck while walking on Interstate 74 near Farmer City is continuing, said DeWitt County Coroner Randy Rice.