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Head Start under threat, again, as demand remains high in Bloomington-Normal (opens the original)
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Over the course of the last two years, many federal budget cuts have been made across the board. These include cuts to education, health care and social services and they have ranged in impact. A new proposal takes aim at the Head Start early childhood program. The federally funded Head Start program has provided free early childhood education, health, nutrition and family support services to low-income children and their families for more than six decades. The "federally funded" part is again u
For 30 years, 'the newspaper that wouldn't die' spoke truth to power in Bloomington-Normal (opens the original)
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Bloomington-Normal was home to the longest running underground newspaper in United States history. The paper, called Post Amerikan, ran from 1972-2004 and is now the subject of a feature length documentary film titled Post Amerikan: The Newspaper that Wouldn’t Die. The film is being shown Friday at the Normal Theater. Filmmaker Gary Fritz is a biologist by trade, having spent 26 years teaching and researching at Eastern Illinois University [EIU]. His research included the genetics and reproducti
19-year-old gets 12 years in prison following drunk driving crash that killed woman from Downs (opens the original)
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A man from Downs has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting fault in a car crash that killed a 71-year-old woman. Caleb Lawson, 19, was accused of causing the death of 71-year-old Alice Fulks, also from Downs, while driving under the influence. Authorities said Lawson veered into oncoming traffic on Oct. 18, 2025 and hit Fulks head-on after crossing the center line into the westbound lane of U.S. 150 near N. 2000 East Road outside Downs. Police said Lawson attempted to flee the sce
New fitness court aims to keep LeRoy moving (opens the original)
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Gaultney Memorial Park in the City of LeRoy was already home to a ball pit, basketball court and several shaded seating areas and grills. Now it has an outdoor fitness court, too. This fitness court was developed by LeRoy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and the National Fitness Campaign [NFC] to expand free access to workouts and create equitable access to exercise for communities. LeRoy alderwoman Kelly Lay played a key part. “We have a lot of parks for a community of 4,000,” Lay said.
Video: First Presbyterian Church in Normal adds a new prairie (opens the original)
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Less than 0.01% of Illinois is still covered in the state's native prairie, with less than 2,500 acres remaining today, according to the U.S. Forest Service. First Presbyterian Church in Normal has been working to help restore some prairie in its own backyard. The church's Green Team transformed more than two acres of turf grass into a diverse habitat of native wildflowers and grasses, which was celebrated over the weekend with prairie tours, activities for children and information about the dev
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