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Bloomington Police say there was no threat to children or school staff after separate incidents triggered security precautions Tuesday afternoon and again Wednesday morning.
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As state lawmakers hold hearings targeting the role of pharmacy benefit managers – an influential arm in how the health insurance industry prices prescription drugs – multiple state agencies are considering how to better regulate the industry.
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Officials from Bloomington-Normal shelters, social service agencies, police, fire and local government met Monday to brainstorm a temporary solution to the homeless encampment in west Bloomington before the summer heat hits.
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A woman is dead after she was struck by a vehicle on a busy roadway outside Washington.
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Area delegates are largely pleased with the United Methodist Church's repeal on punitive policies toward LGBTQ clergy. The move comes after 7,600 conservative American parishes left the denomination.
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Rivian officials said Tuesday there are early signs of success from their plan to more proactively generate demand for their electric vehicles – a critical step as the company looks to turn a modest gross profit by the end of this year.
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Mayor Chris Koos has moved slightly off of his generally free market stance on development projects that could reduce the community housing shortage for mid-tier workers.
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A 70,000-square-foot addition to Ferrero in Bloomington brought a literal chocolate factory to the Twin Cities.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so three Carle Health psychiatrists convened Monday to discuss mental health in Bloomington-Normal.
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Normal council OKs licensing requirements for tobacco shops, hears recommendations on housing crisisThe Normal Town Council met Monday to discuss several items of business, including a new ordinance establishing licensing requirements for retail tobacco shops and a presentation on the affordable housing crisis.
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In the latest episode of Democracy’s Future, you'll hear from students who are learning about political rhetoric, when persuasion veers into disinformation, and how AI can make disinformation even more prevalent heading into the fall elections.
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Put simply, facility fees are flat rate fees added to a patient's bill to cover the cost of providing health care.