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Petersen Health Care's properties could be sold off by end of July under company's proposed timelinePetersen Health Care is asking a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a sale timeline that would see its nursing homes divested to new ownership by the end of July.
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Chestnut Health Systems hosted a grand opening Thursday for its new Chestnut Family Dental clinic located at 720 W. Chestnut St. in Bloomington.
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The unofficial kickoff to market season presents opportunities to shop in Bloomington, Hudson, Towanda and Downs.
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A Bloomington man was sentenced to 75 years in prison on Thursday after being convicted of first-degree murder at a bench trial in March.
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Nomad Theatre Company debuts its 2024-25 season with The Warehouse Plays
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Treble Trouble is a hero's tale of how Princess Poco saved the land of Melodia from perpetual silence — and teaching a few lessons along the way.
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A disease that kills white-tailed deer has moved further into central Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Chronic Wasting Disease is now in Ford County. It’s also been found in Livingston and 19 other Illinois counties.
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Electric automaker Rivian will hire over 550 additional full-time workers in Normal within five years as it begins production on the new R2 model — part of a $1.5 billion investment and expansion plan announced Thursday. In exchange, Rivian is set to receive $827 million in state tax breaks and other incentives over the next 30 years.
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A question about whether abortion protections should be codified will not make it onto this year’s general election ballot.
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At a "State of the City" event held Wednesday at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Mayor Mboke Mwilambwe said Bloomington is healthy and prosperous with a falling crime rate and good economic development.
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The fateful 163-year-old document had been in an anonymous private collection until its purchase at auction by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and first lady M.K. Pritzker, who donated it to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
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Taking the fight South? Pritzker's nonprofit spends $500K in Florida — battling over abortion rightsFlorida is the fourth ballot initiative Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s nonprofit Think Big America is supporting this year. Pritzker’s group is also supporting efforts in Nevada, Arizona and Montana.