Bloomington News

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The Perry County Sheriff's Office has released its latest report of arrests and incidents.

A central Illinois judge will allow DNA testing of blood and hair that a 42-year-old man hopes will clear him in his father's 1991 murder.

While Springfield lawmakers wallow in their budget woes, a local elected official is crying foul over what he says is a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Two local businesses were recognized with Governor's Export Awards today for their outstanding success in international trade.

The group that owns Adlai Stevenson's boyhood home plans to sell the central Illinois dwelling because it can't afford the upkeep.

A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to A- from A and issuer credit rating to a oea-a from a oeaa of National Fire and Casualty Company , a subsidiary of WBL Corp.

If you need a place to cool off a ' the following cool centers are open. Multimedia Watch The Video In Peoria, the Department of Human Services office on Northeast Adams is open from 8:30 in the morning until five in the evening.

A second arrest has been made in connection with a shooting inside a Bloomington barbershop June 5th.

Howard County Arrests Thursday, 7:52 p.m., police arrested Timothy Hunt, 26, 2400 block of North Armstrong Street, at Vaile Avenue and Armstrong Street, on a Carroll County warrant for petition to revoke.

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Road Trip? National Geographic's "The Ten Best of Everything: Families" named the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, located in Bloomington, Illinois, as one of the ten best theater festivals in the nation.

Bloomington police are investigating seven reports of people being shot by pellet or BB guns around the city over the weekend.

The Illinois Department of Tourism reports more people are visiting Central Illinois.

Jun. 13--BLOOMINGTON -- The now-closed Clarion Hotel, one of the older hotels in Bloomington-Normal, has been sold and will be torn down, but plans for the site's future remain undecided, its new owner announced Friday.

Bloomington's historic Davis - "Jefferson Neighborhood was one big block party on Saturday.

For the first time in history, the rarest and fastest Corvettes in the world have been assembled into one remarkable collection for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at the 2009 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show scheduled June 25-28, 2009, at Pheasant Run Resort in St.

No criminal charges will be filed against two central Illinois police officers and a state trooper who fatally shot a robbery suspect following a high-speed chase.

MAGIE is a summer tradition for the ag input supply and service industry. Things change, sometimes for the better, sometimes not, but MAGIE is consistently there to serve the needs of our industry thanks to the support of our exhibitors and the thousands that attend the show year after year.

The LPGA, State Farm and local organizers have reached a deal to keep Springfield's annual tour stop in the state capital.