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Bloomington motorcyclist dies after crash with SUV
Bloomington motorcyclist dies after crash with SUV
A 40-year-old motorcyclist died after crashing with an SUV on Wednesday at the intersection of East Oakland Avenue and Old Farm Road, Bloomington.
pantagraph.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Bloomington motorcyclist dies after crash with SUV
WTVP looks to be 100% community funded
WTVP looks to be 100% community funded
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January 8, 2026 at 1:49 AM
WTVP looks to be 100% community funded
Peoria woman celebrates turning 100 surrounded by family legacy
Peoria woman celebrates turning 100 surrounded by family legacy
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January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Peoria woman celebrates turning 100 surrounded by family legacy
Budget tactic rainy day fund
Budget tactic rainy day fund
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January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Budget tactic rainy day fund
More than 20 Bloomington residents displaced after apartment fire
More than 20 Bloomington residents displaced after apartment fire
About 5 a.m., Bloomington firefighters were called to the 1900 block of Tracey Drive for reports of a "significant fire."
pantagraph.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
More than 20 Bloomington residents displaced after apartment fire
At least 20 displaced after Bloomington fire scorches apartment
At least 20 displaced after Bloomington fire scorches apartment
The American Red Cross is helping to house more than 20 Bloomington residents after a fire blazed through an apartment building Wednesday morning.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
At least 20 displaced after Bloomington fire scorches apartment
At least 20 displaced after Wednesday morning Bloomington fire scorches apartment
At least 20 displaced after Wednesday morning Bloomington fire scorches apartment
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January 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
At least 20 displaced after Wednesday morning Bloomington fire scorches apartment
Bloomington police issue 319 citations, make 16 arrests during holiday enforcement campaign
Bloomington police issue 319 citations, make 16 arrests during holiday enforcement campaign
The Bloomington Police Department has released its results for the holiday traffic enforcement campaign, which ran from Dec. 12 to Jan. 5.
pantagraph.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Bloomington police issue 319 citations, make 16 arrests during holiday enforcement campaign
ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown
ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown
A federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city, authorities said Wednesday.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM
ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Prison ordered for self-described 'vigilante' in child sex imagery case
Prison ordered for self-described 'vigilante' in child sex imagery case
A man from Normal who said he was a child safety 'vigilante' gets 34 years for possession of child sex abuse materials.
pantagraph.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Prison ordered for self-described 'vigilante' in child sex imagery case
Geneva Gresham
Geneva Gresham
September 5, 1935 - December 8, 2025
pantagraph.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Geneva Gresham
Mary Ann Janssen
Mary Ann Janssen
September 8, 1944 - January 1, 2026
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January 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Mary Ann Janssen
Thomas Craig Cawley
Thomas Craig Cawley
October 9, 1948 - December 26, 2025
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January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Thomas Craig Cawley
Dorothy "Dotty" Eastman
Dorothy "Dotty" Eastman
July 16, 1930 - January 3, 2026
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January 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Dorothy "Dotty" Eastman
The Pantagraph Goodfellow Fund: See who donated Jan. 8
The Pantagraph Goodfellow Fund: See who donated Jan. 8
Today's donations to The Pantagraph Goodfellow Fund.
pantagraph.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The Pantagraph Goodfellow Fund: See who donated Jan. 8
Wanted Peoria man arrested, charged after 2-month-old hospitalized with major injuries
Wanted Peoria man arrested, charged after 2-month-old hospitalized with major injuries
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January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Wanted Peoria man arrested, charged after 2-month-old hospitalized with major injuries
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation awards over $100,000 in grants
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation awards over $100,000 in grants
Twenty-two local nonprofit programs have been awarded a total of over $100,00 through grant programs at the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation.
pantagraph.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation awards over $100,000 in grants
Owner shuts down Uncle Tony's food truck, looks to 'reset'
Owner shuts down Uncle Tony's food truck, looks to 'reset'
Owner Tony Williams has shut down Uncle Tony's Food for the Soul LLC, a local food truck and catering business, while he pursues a "reset."
pantagraph.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Owner shuts down Uncle Tony's food truck, looks to 'reset'
Man in prison faces new child sexual abuse imagery charges
Man in prison faces new child sexual abuse imagery charges
Alexander Hall, 35, faces 11 counts for possession of imagery showing child sex abuse, all Class 2 felonies.
pantagraph.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Man in prison faces new child sexual abuse imagery charges
LaSalle-Peru mom creates grief support app after losing son
LaSalle-Peru mom creates grief support app after losing son
Renee Mustered says her son, TJ, suffered massive brain injuries in a 2018 motorcycle crash and survived longer than doctors expected before complications took his life months later.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
LaSalle-Peru mom creates grief support app after losing son
US forces board Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic, US official says
US forces board Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic, US official says
A U.S. official says U.S. forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM
US forces board Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic, US official says
Town of Normal ending leaf collection on Jan. 14
Town of Normal ending leaf collection on Jan. 14
Leaf crews will work in each zone until it is complete. This may take multiple days, as collection is not a weekly event.
pantagraph.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Town of Normal ending leaf collection on Jan. 14
50 year ago: Bloomington Mayor Bittner suggests renaming library after 'the people who paid for it'
50 year ago: Bloomington Mayor Bittner suggests renaming library after 'the people who paid for it'
How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region. See today in history:
pantagraph.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
50 year ago: Bloomington Mayor Bittner suggests renaming library after 'the people who paid for it'
Trump cuts off billions in aid for the needy in Democratic-led states including Illinois amid fraud
Trump cuts off billions in aid for the needy in Democratic-led states including Illinois amid fraud
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January 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Trump cuts off billions in aid for the needy in Democratic-led states including Illinois amid fraud
Final approval given to remake former East Peoria home for seniors into dozens of apartments
Final approval given to remake former East Peoria home for seniors into dozens of apartments
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January 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Final approval given to remake former East Peoria home for seniors into dozens of apartments