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Central Catholic breaks ground on new athletic turf
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — On Thursday morning, Central Catholic High School held a groundbreaking ceremony at Saints Stadium. Hundman Field will get a new synthetic turf while the track and field facilities will be resurfaced. “I’m just so, like, thankful to be able to do it my senior year...
Find out who won Daily Leader Athlete of the Week poll for May 6-11
With the prep sports season coming to end, there have still been quality efforts being recorded. Garnering the most votes in the latest poll was Mackenzie Wesson of the Lexington-Ridgeview softball team as she cleared the field to be voted the Pontiac Daily Leader's Athlete of the Week for the week of May 6-11.
With 4 valedictorians, Bloomington High School tennis team brings its A game
Hayden King, Jack Oakey, Rohan Darsi and Abhi Kumar have covered a lot of ground in four years together at Bloomington High School. Tennis requires that kind of physical investment, running from side to side and baseline to net. At the same time, King, Oakey, Darsi and Kumar have set...
Unit 5 updates discrimination and bullying policies to meet state requirements
Unit 5 is updating a number of policies related to violence, bullying and discrimination in its schools. The revisions were reviewed during a board meeting Wednesday night. The added language largely concerns reporting. The first step in handling an incident of bullying will now be notifying a student's parent or...
25 Sports High School Wednesday- May 15, 2024
PEORIA (25News Now) - Metamora wins a 1-0 extra inning thriller over East Peoria in Mid-Illini softball. East Peoria and Dunlap remain tied for 1st place in Mid-Illini baseball with wins tonight. Morton knocks Washington out of first place with a road win. Plus a big day for the favorites in 1A and 2A state softball and baseball.
Survey shows more collaboration sought to address housing and other issues in Bloomington-Normal
McLean County needs affordable housing. It also needs more mental health services. These are known issues, so it wasn’t a surprise when they rose to the top in a recent community leadership survey by the faith-based consulting group GoodCities in partnership with the Salvation Army in Bloomington. What did...
ISU Students react to raised fee rates proposed by the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University proposed raising room and board fees for students in a meeting last Friday. The proposal will be assessed in another meeting on Friday May 17. Pending the results of the meeting, tuition rates will be raised for students in the Mennonite College...
Real estate sales in Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties for May 12, 2024
These real estate transactions, recorded the week of April 29, are compiled from information on file with Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. They represent sales of $78,000 or more. PEORIA COUNTY 2524 W. Vista View Court, Peoria: Gregory A. Hancock to Jianna Guariglia and Tucker Osborne, $80,000. ...
Regional Planning Commission moves toward implementing housing recovery plan
The McLean County Regional Planning Commission is moving to put its housing recovery plan into practice. After briefing the Bloomington and Normal councils, and soon the county board, commission director Ray Lai said an implementation committee will be formed with more than just governmental stakeholders. "Also, members from different sectors...
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