Bloomington News

Mercyhurst freshman Lauren Jones was named the College Hockey America rookie of the week on Tuesday.

According to a resident, Thursday morning's 7-alarm fire that destroyed Building-H of the Brickyard Apartments in Bloomington began in a third floor unit in the back corner.

State Farm Florida dropped its plan to withdraw from the property insurance market in hurricane-prone Florida on Wednesday as part of a settlement with state regulators that includes an average 14.8 percent rate increase for homeowners and condominium owners.

15--BLOOMINGTON -- Discussions are under way between State Farm Insurance Cos. and various taxing bodies after the insurance giant complained that its two most visible local properties were significantly overvalued, putting millions of tax dollars in jeopardy.State Farm last month filed complaints with the McLean County supervisor of assessments, ...

By John T. Slania Contributing Writer Area civic and business leaders believe a proposed high-speed passenger rail line through the Fox Valley would be an engine for economic development, and they expect to find out in the next 90 days whether the federal government will punch the ticket for the project.

A McLean County judge has sentenced a Bloomington man to 45 years in prison for the beating death of his 15-month-old son.

A cat fight may be brewing in La Salle County. Thursday afternoon, at the first meeting of the new Public Safety II Committee, which oversees animal control, Chairman Randy Freeman, R-Lostant, made clear his opposition to a proposal to require registration tags for felines.

While most homes have one Christmas tree, a mansion in Bloomington has 13. The David Davis Mansion is featuring 13 Victorian style decorated Christmas trees.

A Bloomington business man was killed Sunday night when his car left the road and hit a tree in rural downs.

First Midwest Securities Inc. announced that it is hiring J. Eric Hagler as president.

A A A Like much of Uptown Normal, JSM Apartmentsa new Uptown Crossing complex has been under construction since the beginning of the school year.

Farmers can receive directions to navigate through challenging economic times at a series of farm economics summit meetings that will be held this month at five locations around the state.

The Bloomington Area Career Center's fire science program will begin in August. The program is open to applicants from 14 Bloomington-area high schools who can earn college credits and certificates and get hands-on experience.

After your turkey day chow-down, you'll probably be loosening your belt. THANKSGIVING-COUNTING CALORIES UNDATED - After your turkey day chow-down, you'll probably be loosening your belt.

At the time of year when kids look forward to shiny toy fire trucks comes word of a program for older kids who might want to work on real ones.

Just in time for the holidays, the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois is selling necklace pendants made of dried reindeer poop, the perfect gift for the person in your family who goes overboard with the holiday cheer each year while also secretly harboring all sorts of unspeakable fecal fetishes.

Mollie Perrot, executive director of the Ottawa Scouting Museum, recently returned from the Illinois Association of Museums annual conference in Bloomington-Normal. Perrot, also a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Association of Museums, presented a session relating to "Exhibits on a Shoestring" at the conference.

Most people visit McDonald's for a burger and fries. But Wednesday, at the McDonald's on South Main Street in Bloomington, they came to say goodbye to Litta Ballow.

" Amtrak trains operated under a contract with the Illinois Department of Transportation are providing a way to overcome the unpredictable costs of driving and drew more than 1.8 million passengers to state-supported routes in Fiscal Year 2009.

Sparkly reindeer-dung necklaces are going on sale at an Illinois zoo that hopes to attract the same holiday shoppers who swept up its dung Christmas ornaments last year.