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Kids can see 12 movies for $18 at Bloomington movie theater
BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - Parents wanting to take their kids to the movies can save a ton of money on tickets at the Bloomington Marcus Theatre this summer. From June 9 to Aug. 29, families can take advantage of the company’s Summer Kids Dream Passport series. While tickets will be $3 per movie, families who purchase the summer passport can see all 12 movies for $18.
One displaced after two mobile home fires in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The Bloomington Fire Department responded to two mobile home fires near Seventh Street and Avenue A on Saturday. According to the department, fighters arrived on the scene at about 6:36 p.m. and found thick black smoke and fire coming from the side of a mobile home. The heat from the flames ignited the mobile home next door.
25 Sports High School Monday - May 13, 2024
(25News Now) - In Baseball, Tremont and Prairie Central both pick up important wins. In Softball, Bloomington Central Catholic moves onto the 2A regional semifinals with a big win. Today was signing day at Heyworth High School as two athletes stayed local with their college choices. You can watch 25News...
'Dream come true': Morton guard gets walk-on slot as Bradley basketball completes roster
PEORIA — The Bradley Braves added a point guard from Morton as a preferred walk-on and filled their final two scholarships with returning players as they finished off their roster for the 2024-25 season Tuesday. Morton guard Gus Rugaard is joining the Braves as a preferred walk-on. Former walk-on...
Bloomington council hears reports on affordable housing, downtown streetscape plan
The Bloomington City Council heard reports Monday on the affordable housing situation in McLean County, and on progress of the first phase of the downtown streetscape plan the council approved last month. The McLean County Regional Planning Commission [MCRPC] presented the Regional Housing Recovery Plan, a draft of which was...
Citizen petition forces City of Bloomington Township vote on Israel referendum
A citizen petition requires the City of Bloomington Township to consider a potential referendum that calls for stopping military aid to Israel over the war in Gaza. The township will have a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Government Center to hear public comment and decide whether to put the proposal asking the federal government to end military aid to Israel on the November ballot. A similar measure in Peoria recently failed to gain enough votes.
B-N YMCA, Red Cross promote water safety ahead of summer swim season
Ahead of the summer swimming season, the Bloomington-Normal YMCA and the American Red Cross are promoting the importance of water safety for both children and adults. Logan Wilson, the YMCA’s senior director of marketing, and the agency's director of aquatics Will Kent, along with Lyn Hruska, executive director of the American Red Cross serving Central Illinois, held a news conference on Tuesday to kick off the initiative.
Castrol FloRacing Night In America At Brownstown And Lincoln Rescheduled
Mother Nature has not been a fan of the Castrol® FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota miniseries thus far into the 2024 campaign, and unfortunately that trend continues for at least one more event. Due to as much as a 90% chance of rain projected for the area...
Anniversary bash toasts Reverberation Vinyl's 13 years — as records reasserted themselves
Every spring, John Anderson converts Bloomington’s Reverberation Vinyl into a mini concert venue. It’s his way of marking another turn around the sun for the Main Street record store he opened 13 years ago. It’s as good an excuse as any to get some of Anderson’s favorite bands to play Bloomington-Normal, in what he’s haphazardly labeled Reverberation’s annual anniversary/pre-Milwaukee Psych Fest/general bacchanal.
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