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Ruth RyderRuth M. Ryder, 97, of Normal passed away on Friday, April 24, at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, IL. Funeral services will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Normal on ...

By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The deadline is approaching to register for Illinois’ pre-paid tuition program.Enrollment closes April 30 for College Illinois, a program that lets parents pay f...

Tina KeelingTina J. Keeling, 49, of Bloomington passed away at Asta Care Center in Bloomington on March 6 at 1:18 p.m.Cremation rites have been accorded. Inurnment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Mah...

Photo credit: Daniel R. Blume. Courtesy Flicker Creative Commons.We need vitamins. Without 13 or so essential chemicals found naturally in certain foods, you'll get very sick and maybe die. So sh...

Up to three inches of snow could fall in McLean County by Thursday morning. (Photo courtesy National Weather Service)By Eric StockLINCOLN – McLean County roads were snow and ice covered for earl...

Bloomington – Bonnie L. Cox, 73, of Bloomington, passed away at 9:35 p.m. on Monday, February 16, 2015 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.Her memorial service will be held at 1 p.m ...

Author and filmmaker Miranda July.  Photo credit: Todd Cole.Miranda July made her directorial debut with "Me and You and Everyone We Know," a film that focused on characters trying and ...

Here's a quick checklist that can help you decide if it is better to itemize, or take the standard deduction on Schedule A of your 2014 tax return:If these deductions total more than your standard ded...

Belle Boyd became a courier and spy for the Confederate army. Photo courtesy Karen Abbott.Women were not allowed to suit up on the front lines during the Civil War. But that did not stop Emma Edmonds ...