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Bloomington's All-Girl Boy Scout Troop
These Boy Scouts are all girls. Scouts BSA Troop 9903 is the first all-girls troop in Bloomington. The new addition to the Boys Scouts of America's Scouts BSA program were able to join because of chan...
Mar 13, 2019
No Charges For High School Student In Swastika Case
Police at Illinois State University say they're not going to push for charges against a high school student who they say drew a swastika on a locker using deodorant. It happened at the school's Univer...
Mar 13, 2019
Bloomington City Council Approves New Economic Development Dept.
Only six of Bloomington's 9 aldermen showed up at Monday's meeting, but they each voted to approve City Manager Tim Gleason's idea of creating a new city economic development department. The Pantagrap...
Mar 12, 2019
Possible Death Penalty For Accused Killer Of Northern Illinois Deputy
The man accused of killing a northern Illinois deputy could face the death penalty. A judge in Springfield raised that possibility yesterday for Floyd Brown. He's the man accused of killing McHenry Co...
Mar 12, 2019
Dwight Moves Toward Possible ICE Detention Center
City leaders in one central Illinois community are picking local jobs over the political opinions of out-of-town protesters. Dwight's city council last night voted to annex 88 acres into the city so d...
Mar 12, 2019
Update on Two Rescued from Submerged SUV in Vermilion River Near Pontiac
Two people are being treated after an SUV was submerged in the Vermilion River near Pontiac. It happened Monday afternoon when SUV veered off I-55 near mile marker 201, hit the ditch and landed in the...
Mar 12, 2019
Police Investigating a Case of Shots Fired in Bloomington
Police are investigating a report of shots being fired from a vehicle in Bloomington at the intersection of West Mill and South Oak Streets that came in around 6:30 P.M. Monday. No one was injured, bu...
Mar 12, 2019
Illinois' Teacher Shortage Still A Problem In Some Areas
A new report shows that there is still a shortage of teachers in the state. Mark Jontry, who heads Illinois' Association of Regional Superintendents, says the teacher shortage is a bigger problem in c...
Mar 12, 2019
Illinois Community College Enrollment Down
There are a lot fewer students enrolled at Illinois' community colleges. The head of the state's Community College Board, Brian Durham, says whenever the economy is strong, enrollment is down. He told...
Mar 12, 2019
Two People Rescued from Car Submerged in Vermilion River
Two people have been rescued and hospitalized after an SUV ran off I-55 Near Pontiac and was submerged in the Vermilion River. Both the driver and a young passenger were take to OSF St James in Pontia...
Mar 11, 2019
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