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Bloomington's Gina LaMonica has 'upcycled curiosities' on view at the Sugar Creek Arts Festival (opens the original)
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More than 100 artists descend on Uptown Normal this weekend for the annual Sugar Creek Arts Festival. One of them is Bloomington's Gina LaMonica. LaMonica learned to paint from her grandmother and, after a very long break, picked art back up a few years ago when a friend convinced her to take a general art class. Participants could do “whatever they wanted,” LaMonica said, so she started with colored pencil — a fish, then a skull, in her favorite style: steampunk. “Then during October, for Hallo
Prairie Pride Coalition to host LGBTQ Legacy Wall in Bloomington for most of October (opens the original)
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October is LGBTQ+ History Month and the Prairie Pride Coalition is celebrating by bringing a piece of pride history to the McLean County Arts Center [MCAC]. The Legacy Wall is a traveling exhibit that features "mini biographies" of LGBTQ+ people throughout history. These biographies tell the stories of over 125 individuals from social justice pioneer Jane Addams to astronaut Sally Ride — even Leonardo da Vinci. It was first inspired by the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt shown in October 1987
Lt. Sheriff says jail guard body cameras add a layer of safety and security (opens the original)
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McLean County's presumptive next sheriff says county correctional officers are responding positively to the addition of body worn cameras in the jail. Sheriff's Lt. Jon Albee said having an objective record is a valuable tool in reviewing jail incidents. “To us, this is a common sense, proactive step to provide for better, not only training, but safety and security for the correctional officers and the inmates,” Albee said on WGLT’s Sound Ideas. Albee said body worn cameras were onboarded in the
19-year-old found guilty of attempted murder in 2024 Traders Circle shooting in Normal (opens the original)
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A 19-year-old from Normal has been found guilty of the attempted murder of another man who was left paralyzed by a 2024 shooting in Normal. Demetris Pace, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison following last week's verdict in McLean County court. He was convicted of attempted murder and aggravated battery discharging a firearm, both Class X felonies, and two Class 4 felony weapons charges. Because of his age, Pace may be eligible for a parole hearing
McLean County assistant public defender's law license suspended, charged with making racist threats online (opens the original)
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A former attorney in the McLean County Public Defender's office is officially off the job, at least temporarily. The Illinois Supreme Court announced on Friday that it has suspended Sean Lenckus' law license pending the results of criminal proceedings related to an allegation he made threats to harm another person. Lenckus, 35, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with five counts of interstate threats to injure. According to the state supreme court, Lenckus is accused of posting threats
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