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Murder case a glimpse into stresses of caretaking
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The scenes seared into the minds of those who know Bobby Yurkanin differed only in place: Whether in the pool, around the dinner table or at the bowling alley, he was the 50-something man whose life had long before been handed over to the sickness of his parents. …
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McLean Co. could have second county election comission in the state
BLOOMINGTON - In 1974, Illinois' first county election commission was created in DuPage County.
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Stinde, Lexington rally past LeRoy
LEXINGTON -- Star tailback T.J. Stinde hadn't found the end zone in the first half and his team was trailing 12-7.
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House passes health care bill on close vote
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Just 1 area high school shows progress on report card
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Report: Normal man breaks roommate's nose over countertop stain
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- Stinde, Lexington rally past LeRoy
- LEXINGTON -- Star tailback T.J. Stinde hadn't found the end zone in the first half and his team was trailing 12-7.
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- 'DWI chair' sells for more than $10,000
- DULUTH, Minn. -- Operating a motorized recliner while drunk apparently drives up the chair's value. Police in northern …
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- Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go …
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- Mining disaster in Cherry was one of nation's worst
- CHERRY -- Ernest Romanelli's work schedule kept him out of the mine at Cherry on Nov. 13, 1909, but his future wife's b…
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- Downtown's interests need full consideration
- The meeting among city officials, including department heads, and a representative of the Downtown Bloomington Associat…
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- Trailer company consolidating headquarters in Ky.
- A large trailer manufacturer is consolidating its operations in southern Kentucky, leading local officials to hope the …
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- 18-year-old man becomes McLean Co.'s 2nd H1N1 fatality
- Murder charges dismissed in Joshua Embry killing
- Three taken to hospital after balcony collapses in Bloomington
- Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes
- Unit 5: Kids are safe after alleged beating, gun threat on school bus
- Report: Suspects fled after fight at area strip club
- Unit 5 bus monitor accused of picking up, dropping student
- Fla. baby found alive in box under sitter's bed
- LA Church Putting Pets in Pews
- A Presbyterian church in Los Angeles is trying to boost its connection with the community by offering a 30-minute Sunday service for pet-lovers. (Nov. 4)
- Raw Video: First Images Inside Fort Hood
- The Department of Defense releases video from inside Fort Hood in Texas as authorities move in on shooters there. The Army says 12 people were killed and more than 30 wounded at the base. (Nov. 5)
- Army: 7 Dead, 20 Wounded in Fort Hood Shootings
- The Army has confirmed 7 dead, 20 wounded in shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. Local media say one gunman has been captured, and a second is still on loose. There are reports of a possible third gunman. (Nov. 5)
- Raw Video: Bears Lose Their Fur in Leipzig Zoo
- Three female spectacled bears in a zoo in the Eastern German city of Leipzig have suddenly lost nearly all their fur. (Nov. 05)
- Coroner: at Least 11 Victims at Cleveland Home
- Authorities say they have confirmed a total of at least 11 victims whose remains were found in the Cleveland home of a registered sex offender. (Nov. 4)
- Babysitter Requested Help for Missing Infant
- The baby sitter of a missing infant sent a letter to Florida Gov. Charlie Crist months before she disappeared asking him to save the child from her drug-abusing parents. Shannon was last seen by her parents at their home early Saturday morning. (Nov. 4)
- Video: Preview tour of new Marriott
- The Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center will be open for business on Friday October 30, 2009. Enjoy a preview tour of the facility.
- Share a Grave With a Stranger?
- A London cemetery is urging strangers to share double-decker graves, to ease a space crisis. But the practice may run up against a British cultural aversion. (29 October 2009)
- Pelosi Presents Health Care Bill
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says new health care legislation will make affordable, quality health care available to nearly all Americans and represents a historic step. (Oct. 29)
- Obama Hails New GDP, Talks Health Care Reform
- President Barack Obama is hailing new figures showing the economy grew at a 3.5 percent rate in the third quarter. In remarks to a small business group, Obama says he believes the new figures show that the recession is easing. (Oct. 29)
