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  • Publisher: Richard Johnston
  • Publishing company: Pantagraph Publishing Co.
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Founded in 1837, The Pantagraph (formerly The Intelligencer) is a daily newspaper published by Pantagraph Publishing Co. It is a general interest newspaper. Richard Johnston is the Publisher.

May 2011

  • 60th for Rex, Frances Pinkham
    May 1, 2011
    EL PASO - Rex and Frances Pinkham of El Paso will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. They were married May 6, 1951, at El Paso United Methodist Church. They are the...
  • 70th for Vernelle, Bernadine Nixon
    May 1, 2011
    FARMER CITY - Vernelle and Bernadine Nixon, Farmer City, formerly of rural DeWitt County and Lakeland, Fla., will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with a card shower. Nixon and Bernie...
  • 90 booths draw buying crowd Baby clothes, women's shoes top items at Garage Sale
    May 1, 2011; Steve Hoffman
    BLOOMINGTON - Sunny, spring-like weather didn't stop about 1,500 people from venturing to an indoor venue for The Pantagraph's Garage Sale on Saturday at the Interstate Center in...
  • 90th birthday for Margaret Roth
    May 1, 2011
    BLOOMINGTON - Margaret B. Roth of Bloomington will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. today at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Melvin. She was born April 25, 1921, in...
  • 90th birthday for Ruth Cope
    May 1, 2011
    HUDSON - Ruth H. Cope of Hudson will celebrate her 90th birthday with a card shower. She was born May 5, 1921, at Hudson. She married James C. Cope on March 11, 1945. He died Jan....
  • After you put out your trash, they're ready to 'curb-shop' it
    May 1, 2011; Bill Flick
    When Torii Mor brings treats for her fellow staffers at the McLean County Museum of History, no one ever asks exactly what it is or where she got it. They already know. The trash. Someone...
  • Area Calendar
    May 1, 2011
    TODAY Register for Fine Tuning the Garden of Your Dreams; 6:30 p.m. May 12, McLean County Extension Office, Bloomington; sponsored by McLean County Master Gardeners; $10; advance registration...
  • Bears pick Carimi expects much of himself
    May 1, 2011; Dan Pompei; Chris Hine
    Too cocky. Rubs you the wrong way. A little defensive. Good, but not as good as he thinks he is. A pain in the can. These are some of the things that were being said about Gabe Carimi by...
  • Building Permits
    May 1, 2011
    The following building permits were issued last week for commercial and residential construction in McLean County. BLOOMINGTON Fine Line Construction, Bloomington, issued a permit April 26...
  • Catch the wavePhone carriers grapple with shortage of wireless spectrum
    May 1, 2011; Victor Godinez
    DALLAS Almost every wireless gadget on the planet, from the lock button on your car keys to the iPhone in your pocket to the Wi-Fi in your favorite coffee shop, runs over the...
  • Change yourself, change the world
    May 1, 2011; Mary Steinke
    Maybe you've heard the old story about a man who set out to change the world. But he didn't know here to start. He thought at first that he would begin with his own country. Then he realized...
  • Coping with lossesNCHS soccer 'family' helps healing for grieving teammates
    May 1, 2011; Randy Sharer
    NORMAL - Lose is a word that can be attached to everything from the trivial to the momentous. When you're a teenager, losing a high school game can be burdensome, but also brief. The 16-0-1...
  • Death of a Chenoa girl under investigation
    May 1, 2011
    CHENOA - The McLean County sheriff's police are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl from Chenoa. Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll identified the girl as Destiny Cox on...
  • Don't expect task force to find money
    May 1, 2011; Kurt Erickson
    When the going gets tough, the tough form blue ribbon panels, task forces and committees. More than a month after a report revealed the various departments and agencies of state government are...
  • Engagements
    May 1, 2011
    Kendall-Wade LeROY -- Annie Kendall and Brett Wade, both of LeRoy, will be married June 4, 2011. The bride's parents are Edwin and Diana Bork of South Beloit and the late Thomas Kendall. The...
  • Farmer City fires its city manager
    May 1, 2011; Steve Hoffman
    FARMER CITY - For the second time in five months, Farmer City is looking for a city manager. In a meeting Saturday, the City Council voted 5-0 to dismiss Dan Olson, who had been on the job since...
  • Flick Facts for May 2011
    May 1, 2011
    MAY 2011Flick Facts_ _ _ _ _ _-For Monday, May 2QUESTION: One of the most popular rentals in video stores today is the recent movie, Knight and Day, starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Scenes...
  • From Pages Past
    May 1, 2011
    5 years ago (2006): The Jacksonville Jaguars selected former Illinois State defensive end Brent Hawkins in the fifth round of the NFL Draft and plan to play him primarily at outside...
  • Good Neighbors
    May 1, 2011
    dollhouse kits Thirteen readers would like to have the dollhouse and furniture kits and dollhouse furniture. They are: RH, 309-212-4958; Bloomington Reader, 309-664-0961; A Grannie,...
  • Heart of Illinois: Grundy County? Census: Population center of state moving toward Chicago
    May 1, 2011; Kurt Erickson;kurt.erickson@lee.net
    SPRINGFIELD - When outsiders think of Illinois, they often point to Chicago as the focal point of the state. But, based on new data from the U.S. Census, the true center point of Illinois'...
  • Hop onto Route 66 to celebrate
    May 1, 2011; Scott Richardson
    The annual Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor on Saturday and May 8 includes Mother's Day this year, a fitting honor to what was called "the Mother Road." One of America's best celebrations of Route...
  • How Time Flies
    May 1, 2011; Jack Keefe
    100 years agoMay 1, 1911: The story has been making the rounds, courtesy of another newspaper, that 1910 nickels were all counterfeit because the government didn't mint any real ones. Not so,...
  • Illinois man's creations are built to last
    May 1, 2011; Tony Reid
    PIERSON STATION - Arnold Jones has been on the bench for 50 years. Not surprisingly, perhaps, the self-taught craftsman who lives in the tiny town of Pierson Station, midway between Hammond and...
  • ISU women to play for Valley tennis title
    May 1, 2011
    The sixth-seeded Illinois State's women's tennis team is one victory away from the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship. The Redbirds knocked off No. 2 Northern Iowa, 4-2, in...
  • Jacobson- Goergen
    May 1, 2011
    BLOOMINGTON - Heather Jacobson and Matthew Goergen, both of Bloomington, were married at 3 p.m. Nov. 6, 2010, at First Baptist Church, Normal. Their parents are Russell and Linda Jacobson,...
  • Local Calendar
    May 1, 2011
    McLean County Legal Secretaries meeting; 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, McLean County Juvenile Detention Center, 903 N. Main St., Normal; tour of facility. Professional Referral Group (PRG); 7:15 a.m....
  • Machine to be used soon in Twin Cities
    May 1, 2011; Mary Ann Ford
    BLOOMINGTON - Twin City residents will get a chance to see the Track Renewal Train in action as it works its way from south Bloomington through Normal this spring and early summer. The TRT will...
  • Making a link back to boyhood
    May 1, 2011; Scott Richardson
    I like to run. Actually at age 59, I love to run. I'll be out at Lake Bloomington with Charlie and the rest of the running community for the 30th annual Lake Run on Saturday. (See main story...
  • Marriage Licenses
    May 1, 2011
    McLean County Jared Clinton Simons and Kayla Ann Fletcher, both of Bloomington. Shaun Richard Champ and Amy Beth Gannaway, both of Normal. Matthew Alesci and Katrin Christiane Varner, both of...
  • McLean County committed to justice
    May 1, 2011; Dan Deneen
    In the United States of America, May 1 is Law Day. Our country celebrates the elevated status of the law in our country, not our military prowess. The foundation of the law is justice. Founding...
  • Nelson sparks win in game 2Redbirds rebound after earlier 7-4 loss
    May 1, 2011; Randy Kindred
    NORMAL - Illinois State's softball team needed something positive to happen Saturday after a late 3-0 first-game lead dissolved into a messy 7-4 defeat at Marian Kneer Stadium. The Redbirds...
  • New Names
    May 1, 2011
    Milo Raiden Enari - 8-pound, 7-ounce son of Jason and Erin Enari of Bloomington, born March 17, 2011. Sibling: Gabrielle Suki. Grandparents: Tom and Colleen Fogarty, Ancona; Jill Enari,...
  • Nippe-Bras
    May 1, 2011
    NORMAL - Jennifer Nippe and Carlos Bras, both of Normal, were married at 2 p.m. May 8, 2010, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Bloomington. Her parents are Robert and Peggy Nippe of Normal. His...
  • No surrender 69-year-old Pontiac runner's comeback story has legs
    May 1, 2011; Scott Richardson
    PONTIAC - Charlie Grotevant wasn't what you'd call an athlete growing up. He tried cross country one year when the coach made the sport mandatory for boys like him on the basketball team. A...
  • Obituaries
    May 1, 2011
    Central Illinois Carl Nelson Hamblen KENNEY - Carl Nelson Hamblen, 90, of Kenney died at 4:55 p.m. Thursday (April 28, 2011) at Dr. John Warner Hospital, Clinton. A Memorial service will be at...
  • Our Views
    May 1, 2011
    Freedom, justice, living in a nation where even those who hold unpopular views or are accused of heinous crimes are entitled to protection under our laws - these are a part of our history and...
  • Out and About
    May 1, 2011
    bEST BETS Tuesday Moe and Larry, the mules that pull the LaSalle Canal Boat on the Illinois & Michigan Canal, are returning to work at Lock 14 in LaSalle on Tuesday. Opening weekend will...
  • Outdoor 411
    May 1, 2011
    Trail volunteers Normal police are looking for a few good men and women to serve in the NPD Safety Ambassador Program. Citizen volunteers are trained to patrol Constitution Trail at peak hours...
  • People on the Move
    May 1, 2011
    Awards Member of Year BLOOMINGTON - Jennifer Kennedy Doran was named the Outstanding Member of the Year by the McLean County Legal Secretaries at a recent luncheon. Doran is a legal assistant...
  • Pickle company 'sour' subject of the tasty kind
    May 1, 2011; Bill Kemp
    BLOOMINGTON - Today, we tend to forget the important roles vinegar and pickling played in 19th and early 20th century American and immigrant cookery. Pickling and canning vegetables were...
  • Potash price an unlikely coincidence
    May 1, 2011; Alan Guebert
    Sometimes coincidences are just too coincidental. For example, in a Jan. 27 conference call, William Doyle, the president and CEO of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, the world's leading supplier...
  • Setting it right
    May 1, 2011
    News Tax sale - The delinquent tax sale for McLean County will be Nov. 1. The date was wrong in Saturday's Pantagraph.
  • Struggling children put extra strain on families
    May 1, 2011; Richard Burnett
    ORLANDO, Fla. - When their daughter called a couple of years ago, stressed out by her college studies, apartment bills and part-time work, Dan and Lisa Costa welcomed her back into the house with...
  • Teens United help kids enjoy new trail
    May 1, 2011; Patti Welander
    LEXINGTON - Three-year-old Avery Poppe of Lexington likes spending time outdoors, and Saturday's opening of the Born Learning Trail at Lexington's Keller Park gave her the perfect opportunity...
  • The Trailblazer Massive machine picks up old ties, rail before laying down new materials for high-speed track
    May 1, 2011; Mary Ann Ford
    A one-of-a-kind machine that lays the new high-speed rail line from St. Louis to Dwight at a pace of 30 feet per minute is expected to roll into the Twin Cities by mid-May. In one motion, the...
  • This is a Quark CopyDesk document!
    May 1, 2011
    In court Man charged in sexual assault BLOOMINGTON - A 66-year old Normal man was charged Saturday with five counts of predatory criminal sexual assault. Court documents accused Charles E....
  • Verdun-Phillips
    May 1, 2011
    PONTIAC - Angela Verdun and Jason Phillips, both of Glen Ellyn, were married at 3 p.m. Aug. 28, 2010, at St. Paul Catholic Church, Odell. Their parents are Don and Mary Verdun, Pontiac, and...
  • West baseball routs visiting Centennial
    May 1, 2011
    Pitchers Kyle Vaughn and Dustin Detweiler got plenty of support as Normal Community West High School's baseball team swept Champaign Centennial in a pair of five-inning games Saturday at...
  • Wind quiets Redbirds' batsStrong pitching from Indiana State keeps ISU in check
    May 1, 2011; Randy Reinhardt
    NORMAL - When Tyler McNeely's second-inning line drive sliced through the stiff breeze and carried the left-field wall Saturday the Illinois State baseball team hoped it was the start of...
  • Your Views
    May 1, 2011
    Hope smoking ban prediction true When it comes to the prediction by the Centers for Disease Control that every state will have smoking bans by 2020, I'm 100 percent for it. The health issues are...
  • Your Views
    May 1, 2011
    Illinois must reform workers' comp laws Illinois lawmakers can truly help our state and local economy by reforming the state's workers' compensation laws. These are the laws that determine how...
  • Daily Digest
    May 2, 2011
    NEWS IN BRIEF Streets closed for city repairs in B-N Virginia Avenue between Linden Street and Broadway in Normal will be closed daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily today through Friday. This...
  • EIU wins Ohio Valley softball title
    May 2, 2011
    CHARLESTON - It was May Day indeed Sunday for the Eastern Illinois softball team. Former Normal Community High School star Amber May fired a two- hitter and struck out nine to lead the Panthers...
  • Excitement & sadness, too Illinois Wesleyan gives graduation send- off to 446 students
    May 2, 2011; Kevin Barlow
    Each of the 446 graduates in Sunday's commencement ceremony at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington had a special story to tell. Britany Morrison of LeRoy was explaining why she was...
  • From Pages Past 05/02/11
    May 2, 2011
    5 years ago (2006): Jim Collie, the second-winningest coach in Illinois State basketball history in terms of number of victories and percentage, died at the age of 84. Affectionately known...
  • Good Neighbors
    May 2, 2011
    Magazines Good Neighbor I am a senior citizen and like to read car magazines. I would like the magazines offered by BR. - CC, 309-862- 0030 NEW QUESTIONS Coffee grinder: I am looking for a new...
  • Graduation ceremonies planned around region
    May 2, 2011; Michele Steinbacher
    Seven area campuses are poised to send off thousands of college graduates throughout May, nearly 3,500 alone from Illinois State University. The first ceremony was Sunday when Illinois Wesleyan...
  • Help tornado victims now; prepare for later
    May 2, 2011
    Enhanced radar, computer modeling and other improved technology have increased the amount of warning that can be given before a tornado strikes. But even technology has its limits when a...
  • How Time Flies 05/02/11
    May 2, 2011; Jack Keefe
    100 years agoMay 2, 1911: Mayor Carlock transferred power to Mayor Moore in last night's city council meeting. But the new mayor is having trouble getting council to approve his appointments....
  • ISU women second in MVC tennis
    May 2, 2011
    The Illinois State women's tennis team ended its spring season with a 4-0 loss to top-seeded Wichita State in the championship match of the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Championship at...
  • New Illinois tax credit program has no takers so far
    May 2, 2011; Kiera Manion-Fischer
    SPRINGFIELD - A new tax credit program designed to create an incentive for investment in new, innovative companies has seen interest from companies, but so far no investment. The Angel...
  • Normal to weigh new apartments
    May 2, 2011; Mary Ann Ford
    NORMAL - The Normal City Council will consider tonight a plan for a new apartment building near City Hall, an interest subsidy plan with Heartland Bank and a request to allow urban chicken...
  • Obituaries
    May 2, 2011
    Central Illinois William Bill' Barnett LACON - William "Bill" Franklin Barnett, 74, of Lacon died at 9:30 a.m. Friday (April 29, 2011) at his home. He was born on Nov. 10, 1936, in Wynne, Ark.,...
  • Redbirds rally at final home game
    May 2, 2011; Bruce Yentes
    NORMAL - Illinois State outfielder Liz Andrews' weakest contact at the plate all afternoon turned out to be her most potent poke of the day Sunday. After hitting the ball hard and going 1-for-3...
  • School bringing Civil War to Dows
    May 2, 2011; Patti Welander
    DOWNS - If you're passing through Downs on Friday and hear the sounds of cannon and musket fire, don't worry: it's just history coming alive at the Tri-Valley School District's annual Civil...
  • Smith wins Fairbury late model feature
    May 2, 2011
    Fairbury late model champion Eric Smith of Shirley began defense of his 2010 title with a wire-to-wire feature win on opening night at the Fairbury American Legion Speedway on Saturday. Rounding...
  • Sweet SndayLearnard, Long pitch ISU to victory, set school record
    May 2, 2011; Randy Reinhardt
    NORMAL - J.D. Learnard doesn't mind working on Sunday, and Kenny Long's late-inning labor produced a school record at Duffy Bass Field. Learnard notched a key Missouri Valley Conference...
  • Your Views
    May 2, 2011
    Replace tattered flags before Memorial Day Memorial Day is fast approaching, May 30. I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the sacrifices our U.S. service men and women...
  • 32-unit apartment complex approved
    May 3, 2011; Mary Ann Ford
    NORMAL - Nearly six years to the day after fire destroyed a student apartment complex on Phoenix Avenue, the City Council approved a plan for its replacement. Developer Ralph Endress got the...
  • April showers us with big news, no foolin'
    May 3, 2011; Bill Flick;flick@pantagraph.com
    COLUMN DIARY, a check of big headlines, small wonders and other highlights: April 2011 1. Huge April Fools' Fest at Illinois State University comes off, just as all the pre-hype...
  • Area Events
    May 3, 2011
    ElPaso /Gridley Community Family Reading Night with storyteller Mike Lockett; 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 5, Library Park (Jefferson Park), El Paso; bring lawn chairs; in case of rain, Jefferson Park Gym,...
  • Arts in Brief
    May 3, 2011
    THEATER Titanic' sails BLOOMINGTON - The final show of Community Players' 88th season, "Titanic: The Musical," launches its maiden B-N voyage with a pay- what-you-can preview at 7:30 p.m....
  • Bin Laden's death brings justice, sends a message
    May 3, 2011
    The spontaneous celebrations that broke out Sunday night across the country, including the campus of Illinois State University, reflect the release of pent-up frustrations over nearly 10 years...
  • Blue Ridge slugs 3 more homers
    May 3, 2011
    Jordan Wheeler (14-3) pitched a two-hitter, striking out seven, and hit her team-leading 10th home run of the season to lead Blue Ridge High School to a 13-0 win over El Paso-Gridley in a...
  • Briefs
    May 3, 2011
    Fisher to Illinois College DOWNS - Tri-Valley High School senior John Fisher will continue his basketball and baseball careers at Illinois College, a Division III school in Jacksonville. Fisher...
  • Celebration at ISU
    May 3, 2011; Joe Deacon
    NORMAL - It was an exuberant but peaceful throng of Illinois State University students who paraded through campus early Monday morning after news broke of Osama bin Laden's death. An estimated...
  • Chenoa man in custody in death of 3-year-old girl
    May 3, 2011; Edith Brady-Lunny
    BLOOMINGTON - A 23-year-old rural Chenoa man is in custody in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl who died Friday at a Peoria hospital. The man is expected to face formal charges...
  • Chrysler reports first post-bankruptcy profit
    May 3, 2011; Brent Snavely
    DETROIT - Chrysler Group LLC said Monday it earned $116 million during the first three months of the year, giving the company its first profit since emerging from bankruptcy in 2009, and...
  • Cities plan Route 66 fest events
    May 3, 2011; For the pantagraph
    LEXINGTON - The fifth annual Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor festival will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 7 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8 in 12 communities along a 90-mile stretch of the...
  • Clinton Power Station info night planned
    May 3, 2011; For The Pantagraph
    CLINTON - Exelon Nuclear's Clinton Station will host a community information night from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the training facility, 8401 Power Road. Exelon representatives, technical experts...
  • Daily Digest Setting It Right
    May 3, 2011
    NEWS IN BRIEF Gasification plant meeting tonight GIBSON CITY - An informational meeting is planned today about a proposed plasma gasification plant. The session will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at...
  • Details emerge Excitement, relief voiced in B-N area
    May 3, 2011; Michele Steinbacher,
    BLOOMINGTON - Relief and excitement were punctuated with decade- old memories Monday as Central Illinois reacted to the death of Osama bin Laden. "It's about time," said Roger Cramer of Gibson...
  • Details emerge Greater meaning provided to wartime service, deaths for Twin City families
    May 3, 2011; M.K. Guetersloh
    NORMAL - The death of Osama bin Laden is very personal to two Twin City families. "People who don't support the war say soldiers die for nothing," said Bethany Gebur of Normal. "To know that...
  • Driving the Vikings
    May 3, 2011; Bruce Yentes
    DOWNS - With the graduation of standouts Tanna Hinthorne and Molly McCreadie from the softball roster, Tri-Valley junior Mikaela Carr has been thrust into a pitching role for the Vikings and...
  • Employees seeks wages from Brandt
    May 3, 2011; Ryan Denham
    BLOOMINGTON - At least 40 employees from three states have filed wage claims against the former Brandt Truck Line, seeking tens of thousands of dollars in missed pay from the company's final...
  • Eureka administrator sets retirement date
    May 3, 2011; Jerry McDowell
    EUREKA - City Administrator Anne Sandvik is retiring Oct. 31 after more than three decades at City Hall. "I started with paper and pencil," said Sandvik, who began as a billing clerk about 32...
  • From Pages Past 05/03/11
    May 3, 2011; Compiled by Roger Cushman;from Pantagraph files
    5 years ago (2006): Illinois State pitcher Luke Baughman, a graduate of Normal Community High School, turned in a meaningful five innings for the win in Illinois State's 8-2 baseball...
  • Give 'em a Hand
    May 3, 2011
    SCHOLARSHIP Modern Woodmen PONTIAC - Josephine E. Fairall, daughter of Stewart and Barbara Fairall of Pontiac, has been awarded a $500 education award in a national competition with other...
  • Give them credit Streator students to open, run school credit union
    May 3, 2011; Greg Stanmar
    STREATOR - A high school credit union will be initiated next year as both a teaching tool and service. The Streator school board will join forces with Onized Credit Union of Streator to set up a...
  • Go & Play
    May 3, 2011
    Baseball What Streator Zips 16U summer team seeking players Who: 15- to 16-year-old boys (as of April 30, 2011) When: 30-game schedule starts June 1 Info Mike Burnett at...
  • Good sports
    May 3, 2011
    BASKETBALL B-N teams take 1st, 2nd at AAU tournament: Check Game, an AAU seventh-grade basketball team, won the championship of the AAU All Star Classic this past weekend at Bourbonnais. The...
  • Greenhouse the 'in'place to beTri-Valley, Hartsburg-Emden schedule plant sales
    May 3, 2011; Patti Welander
    DOWNS - Tri-Valley High School junior Shelby Cooper isn't sure what career she wants to pursue, but she has new options since joining FFA and taking a horticulture class. "Being an ag teacher is...
  • How Time Flies 05/03/11
    May 3, 2011; Jack Keefe
    100 years agoMay 3, 1911: Work is practically done on the new Clinton Street bridge over Sugar Creek. The board of improvements has not accepted it yet, but some grading is all that...
  • In memory of a friend
    May 3, 2011; Randy Sharer
    "We can't change the past, but we can honor the future." - Fieldcrest track coach Carol Bauer. MINONK - Danielle Meierhofer can't remember everything about May 7, 2009, but she thinks about it...
  • In their own words
    May 3, 2011
    "My hope is that it is the signature event that ushers in a new and positive era of peace in the Middle East, and most of all hastens the return of our troops stationed throughout that...
  • Lee Enterprises reports loss for March quarter
    May 3, 2011; Jim Gallagher
    DAVENPORT, Iowa - Lee Enterprises, parent company of The Pantagraph, reported a $1.47 million loss for the March quarter on weak advertising revenue. The company said Monday profits were hurt by...
  • McLean officer honored for saving young girl's life
    May 3, 2011; For The Pantagraph
    McLEAN - McLean Police Officer Sean Harbison has received a letter of commendation in recognition of his efforts to safe the life of an 8-year-old girl. "Officer Harbison's attention to duty,...
  • Obituaries
    May 3, 2011
    Central Illinois Hazel Dunmire EL PASO - Hazel E. Dunmire, 97, El Paso, passed away at 6:38 p.m. Friday (April 29, 2011) at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. A private graveside service...
  • On Duty
    May 3, 2011
    National Guard Colleen Morthland FARMER CITY - Army National Guard Pvt. Colleen E. Morthland has graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included...
  • Owens apologizes for lapse in judgement
    May 3, 2011; Edith Brady-Lunny
    BLOOMINGTON - McLean County Board member Ben Owens apologized to his family, friends and colleagues Monday for the embarrassment his four traffic offenses may have caused them. "I recently have...
  • Saints ride big fifth inning to baseball win
    May 3, 2011
    The Central Catholic High School baseball team scored six runs in the fifth inning to rally from a 4-0 deficit en route to a 7-5 nonconference win over Decatur St. Teresa (16-4) on Monday...
  • Service fee causes a flood of protests in LeRoy
    May 3, 2011; Kevin Barlow
    LeROY - Residents in LeRoy have now received their water bills. which for the first time include a $13 service fee to help pay for a state-mandated sewer separation project. City Clerk Sue...
  • Small-town America is alive and well
    May 3, 2011; Curt Nettles;superintendent of the Lexington school district
    LEXINGTON - As spring arrives in Central Illinois, some things are a given. Baseball, softball and track will be in full swing. Yards will need to be mowed, and townsfolk will be swarming...
  • Success sweet for these vendors
    May 3, 2011; Kevin Barlow
    NORMAL - Mason McClure is probably going to be a pretty good salesman when he grows up. Just ask his mom. While the 8-year-old was busy hustling lemonade in uptown Normal on Sunday afternoon,...
  • Summer Camps
    May 3, 2011
    TRACK What: Illinois State's Redbird summer camp When: June 12-15 Where: ISU track and field complex and Horton Field House Who: Ages 12-18 Cost: $315 overnight, $265 commuter Information:...
  • Urban chicken coop ordinance may fly after all
    May 3, 2011; Mary Ann Ford
    NORMAL - Chickens are a step closer to being able to roost in Normal. The City Council on Monday agreed to take a proposed urban chicken coop ordinance through the public process for input....
  • Your Views
    May 3, 2011
    Teal J bus route needed for job; don't end it I am a concerned community member writing to you on behalf of several people who have become alarmed at the knowledge of a potential ending of the...
  • Arts in Brief
    May 4, 2011
    MUSIC Singer out BLOOMINGTON - A family emergency has forced mezzo-soprano Marietta Simpson to withdraw from her appearances with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra this weekend. The concerts -...
  • Civil suit agains Unit 54 sent back to local court for legal proceedings
    May 4, 2011
    URBANA - A lawsuit should not have been dismissed against Unit 5 and school administrators, the 4th District Appellate Court has ruled. The civil case has been returned to local court in Urbana...
  • Crossen's big day keys NCHS softball past West
    May 4, 2011; Randy Kindred
    NORMAL - Kaitlyn Crossen arrived at Maxwell Park on Tuesday hoping for "a fun game" against friend and summer teammate Rebecca Rupard. It turned out no one had a better time than Crossen in...
  • Daily Briefing
    May 4, 2011
    LOCAL Moving business now open in B-N BLOOMINGTON - A new moving business has opened in the Twin Cities. Flynn's Delivery Inc. is a full-service company located at 1205 Morrissey Drive,...
  • Daily Digest Setting it right
    May 4, 2011
    NEWS IN BRIEF District taking applications LINCOLN - The Lincoln Community High School District 404 board is accepting applications for two-year and four-year terms. Eligible residents should...
  • Dee-Mack takes title Chiefs prevail in 102nd meet; GCMS gilrs win
    May 4, 2011; Randy Sharer
    GIBSON CITY - Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School's stellar school year in sports added another chapter Tuesday when it won its first boys track team title in the 102nd McLean County/Heart of...
  • DNA test issue to go before the public Beaman judge: Post legal notice of request
    May 4, 2011; Edith Brady-Lunny
    BLOOMINGTON - A judge has ordered a legal notice be published of the state's request for DNA testing of evidence that could provide new information in the 1993 murder of Jennifer...
  • Don't expect govt. to reverse gas price hikes
    May 4, 2011
    There's nothing like gasoline prices hovering around $4 per gallon to get the attention of motorists - and elected officials. During past peaks, we have seen prices come down - eventually...
  • Fraternity waits on insurer's work
    May 4, 2011; Michele Steinbacher
    NORMAL - Delta Sigma Phi will rebuild its fraternity house as insurance investigators continue to look for a cause of an April 20 fire that displaced 24 Illinois State University students. Arson...
  • From Pages Past
    May 4, 2011; Compiled by Roger Cushman from Pantagraph files
    5 years ago (2006): Ashley Whitecotton swept the three sprints and anchored a winning relay for the fourth consecutive year to lead Ridgeview's girls to the McLean County Meet title. Jake...
  • Heartlnad board votes in officers
    May 4, 2011; Steve Hoffman
    NORMAL - The Heartland Community College board has re-elected Gregg Chadwick as its chairman. It's the third consecutive year as chairman for the Bloomington man. Board members also said goodbye...
  • How Time Flies
    May 4, 2011; Jack Keefe
    100 years agoMay 4, 1911: Stephen Perrell, about 70, was in the employ of Dan Madden when he was kicked by a horse. It wasn't thought serious at first, and from his hospital bed Mr....
  • ISU car races in Indy solar competition
    May 4, 2011; Michele Steinbacher
    NORMAL - Just weeks before the Indianapolis 500 brings throngs of fans to that city's speedway, Illinois State University students are competing in a solar-powered car race at the same...
  • ISU vice president for student affairs picked
    May 4, 2011
    NORMAL - Illinois State University President Al Bowman has named Larry Dietz as vice president of student affairs, effective June 1. Dietz succeeds Steve Adams, who retires on that date. Dietz,...
  • IWU golf headed to NCAA tourney
    May 4, 2011
    The Illinois Wesleyan men's golf team has been selected for an at- large berth in the NCAA Division III Championships, which will be held May 10-13 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C. It...
  • Labels take guesswork out of food choices
    May 4, 2011; Courtney Markey
    We've all heard the saying, "You are what you eat" but do we really know what we are eating? When grabbing a package from the store, can you determine exactly what you are getting? There are...
  • Local consolidation plan fails in state Senate
    May 4, 2011; Kiera Manion-Fischer
    SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate nixed a plan Tuesday designed to eliminate some of the state's numerous local governments. The legislation would have created a commission to recommend which...
  • Morsels
    May 4, 2011
    Wine apps- (Android): For the novice drinker. Gives descriptions of varietals, sample pairings. Has a catalog of 100,000 wines, including price and rating. Data provided by Snooth. Unique...
  • Most valuable, but humble Bulls' Rose gracious in accepting league's MVP trophy
    May 4, 2011; K.C. Johnson
    CHICAGO - The Maurice Podoloff trophy stood in all its splendor. The new car from the award's sponsor gleamed nearby. And everybody on stage kept gushing about Derrick Rose, who became the...
  • Names & Faces
    May 4, 2011
    SCHOLARSHIP 1st Farm Credit HEYWORTH - Kelsey Davis of Heyworth is a 2011 recipient of the "At The Heart Of A Growing America" scholarship from 1st Farm Credit Services, Normal. Davis, a...
  • Obituaries
    May 4, 2011
    central illinois Carroll Bandy CHENOA - Carroll C. Bandy, 88, Chenoa, formerly of Raymond, passed away at 4:30 a.m. Friday (April 29, 2011) at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa. A...
  • Pitching leads Saints past Pioneers
    May 4, 2011
    Four Central Catholic High School pitchers combined on a four- hitter as the Saints blanked University High, 2-0, in a Corn Belt Conference baseball game Tuesday at McGraw Park in...
  • Public Safety
    May 4, 2011
    Fire, Police, Rescue Normal reports burglaries NORMAL -Normal police received a complaint of a residential burglary in the 100 block of West Vernon Avenue, Normal. It occurred between 1 a.m....
  • Quinn vows to veto concealed carry bill House committee approves proposal
    May 4, 2011; Kurt Erickson
    SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn dealt what could be a deadly blow Tuesday to efforts to legalize concealed weapons in Illinois. Speaking at a news conference in Chicago, the governor said he would...
  • Safety issues not limited to Duerson, NFL
    May 4, 2011; Randy Kindred
    Dave Duerson's self-diagnosis was confirmed. The former Chicago Bears safety suffered brain damage during his football career. What no one - even the most qualified medical experts - can...
  • Slain child's brother protected Boy placed in state custody; formal charges may be filed in death of 3-year-old girl
    May 4, 2011; Edith Brady-Lunny
    BLOOMINGTON - A man held on preliminary murder charges in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl and the child's mother were in McLean County Circuit Court on Tuesday for...
  • State fairs may face budget ax
    May 4, 2011; Kurt Erickson
    SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' two state fairs could be on the chopping block as lawmakers return to the Capitol for the final month of the spring legislative session. Although specifics weren't...
  • State Farm app grades driver safety
    May 4, 2011; Ryan Denham
    This may sound familiar: A concerned parent tells his or her teenager they drive too fast, brake too late and turn like it's a video game. "No, I don't!" the teen retorts. "Yes, you do!" the...
  • Store brands' sales growing
    May 4, 2011; Ely Portillo
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Even as the economy shows signs of recovering, local retailers are expanding their selection of store brands and working to persuade more customers to try - and stick with -...
  • The sky's the limit Amputee parachutists drop in with message: 'Never give up'
    May 4, 2011; Phyllis Coulter
    Ryan Fitzgerald, 23, wasn't the popular kid when he attended Chiddix Junior High School in Normal 2004, but all the students at that school looked up to him on Tuesday. He arrived at the...
  • Your Views
    May 4, 2011
    Avoid making harmful, unnecessary cuts Illinois lawmakers are on the verge of making disastrous cuts to vital human services that will undermine the success of children, youth and families. The...
  • 50-year sentence given in murder
    May 5, 2011; Edith Brady-Lunny
    BLOOMINGTON - A Bloomington man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday for the 2005 murder of Barry Lewis. Diyez Owens, 36, was convicted in February of the strangulation death of Lewis,...
  • A little NBA in NCAA games?
    May 5, 2011
    INDIANAPOLIS - College basketball could start looking more like the NBA next season. The NCAA men's and women's basketball rules committees said Wednesday they are recommending the use of a...
  • Adoption program fate unsure
    May 5, 2011; Kevin Barlow
    PEORIA - Officials with a Catholic Charities group that provides adoption services fear a possible change in legislation could close their doors. State legislators are considering new language...
  • Area Calendar
    May 5, 2011
    Today Registration taken, Using sign language with young children and preschoolers; 6 p.m. May 12, Eureka Public Library; free; register at 309-467-2922. Nonfiction Book Club, Books and Bites;...
  • Back when IWU swung Syl's way
    May 5, 2011; Dan Craft;dcraft@pantagraph.com
    An added riff or two to the recent GO! cover story on the retiring founder of Illinois Wesleyan University's jazz program, Tom Streeter: Though practicing/playing jazz in a classroom space was...
  • Belters pick 3 in draft
    May 5, 2011; Randy Reinhardt
    NORMAL - The Normal CornBelters added two pitchers and an infielder in a draft that capped a two-day Frontier League tryout camp this week in Florence, Ky. Normal, which opens spring training...
  • Daily Briefing
    May 5, 2011
    LOCAL Heartland Eyecare closes BLOOMINGTON - Heartland Eyecare Group, 2501 E. College Ave., has closed but no further information was available this week. The optometry practice of Dr. Lance...
  • Daily Digest Setting It Rights
    May 5, 2011
    NEWS IN BRIEF Museum plans encampment HEYWORTH - The Simpkins Military History Museum will host a living history encampment May 21 to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. The encampment...
  • Down the road
    May 5, 2011
    - Finger-lickin' good: A reminder that tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for the U.S. Cellular Coliseum's latest serving of down-home musical eats, A Taste of Country, featuring Blake...
  • Final stanza
    May 5, 2011; Dan Craft
    In its relatively short lifetime (18 years), the Illinois Symphony Orchestra has known but two conductors: Kenneth Kiesler, who commanded the podium from 1993 to 2000, and Karen Lynne Deal, who...
  • From Pages Past 05/05/11
    May 5, 2011; Compiled by Roger Cushman;from Pantagraph files
    5 years ago (2006): James Lam's one-out, pinch-hit single drove home Tyler McNeely with the go-ahead run and the University High baseball team upset No. 1 seed Olympia 4-3 in eight innings in...
  • GO! Calendar
    May 5, 2011
    (* = Best bet) SPECIAL EVENTS THis WEEKEND (MAY 5-8) Bloomington-Normal Spirits of Bloomington Historic Ghost Walks; 7 p.m. May 6 and 13, Mid-City Hotel, downtown Bloomington; $10;...
  • GO!ing Places
    May 5, 2011
    GO! book passage Community Players' rendition of the all-sinking, all-dancing "Titanic: The Musical" opens with a pay-what-you-can preview at 7:30 tonight on the Robinhood Lane deck in...
  • Grisly photos sealed Area residents voice mixed views on showing images
    May 5, 2011
    BLOOMINGTON - Central Illinois residents don't doubt Osama bin Laden's death, but worry about retaliation, gore or other problems if photographs were released by the U.S. government. Still, some...
  • Hauge pitches Heartland past Danville
    May 5, 2011
    Aaron Hauge struck out 12 over eight innings and ran his record to 7-0 Wednesday as the No. 2-ranked Heartland College baseball team upended Danville, 7-1, at Danville. Zac Johnson and Zac...
  • How Time Flies 05/05/11
    May 5, 2011; Jack Keefe
    100 years agoMay 5, 1911: Police Chief Clarence Irvin leaves office to make way for Fred Lang. The chief's job is an appointed position filled by the mayor, and we have a new mayor. (The...
  • Impersonator loves all things 'Lucy'
    May 5, 2011; Dan Craft
    We may love Lucy, but Suzanne LaRusch lives Lucy - day in and day out. After 20 years of same, she's still having a real (you knew this was coming) Ball. In the realm of celebrity...
  • Liquor app provides the proof
    May 5, 2011; Ryan Denham
    BLOOMINGTON - Neal MacDonald is such a liquor geek that he made himself a spreadsheet using the winners of a San Francisco distiller competition and brought a printout to shop at Friar Tuck's...
  • Local Red Cross sends 4th person
    May 5, 2011
    BLOOMINGTON - A fourth person with the American Red Cross of the Heartland has been sent to help with cleanup after the Alabama tornadoes. Director of Emergency Response Mike McKnight of Normal...
  • Loss to Rockford may hurt Titans
    May 5, 2011; Jim Benson
    BLOOMINGTON - There was a baseball game going on at Horenberger Field on Wednesday night. Illinois Wesleyan coach Dennis Martel saw just one team show up ready to play, though. Again. The...
  • Man accused of murder in 3-year-old girl's death
    May 5, 2011; Edith Brady-Lunny
    BLOOMINGTON - Six counts of first-degree murder were filed Wednesday against a rural Chenoa man accused of causing the fatal injuries to his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter. David Gharrett told...
  • McLean County residents up to health challenge
    May 5, 2011; Paul Swiech
    BLOOMINGTON - About 500 McLean County residents lost 4,095 pounds and logged 2,701,390 minutes of activity during the first Live Healthy Central Illinois 100-day wellness challenge. "Two tons of...
  • More tax revenue in; budge progress slow
    May 5, 2011; Kurt Erickson
    SPRINGFIELD - A 67 percent income tax increase helped pump up state revenues in April, but it's still not doing much to help lawmakers fix next year's budget. A new report by the Illinois...
  • New coach knows tradition
    May 5, 2011; Randy Kindred
    STANFORD - Tricia Gale stepped into a new role this spring, but she was hardly a new face to the Olympia High School softball team. When the former Tricia Gaither led Olympia to the 2002 Class...
  • No pressure on ISU golfers heading into NCAA regional
    May 5, 2011; Jim Benson
    Illinois State's women's golf team isn't expected to advance out of the NCAA Central Regional that begins today at Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course in SouthBend, Ind. That's perfectly fine with...
  • Obituaries
    May 5, 2011
    CENTRAL ILLINOIS Phyllis E. Coons BELLFLOWER - Phyllis Emily Coons, 82, formerly of Bellflower, passed away at 4:15 a.m. Monday (May 2, 2011) at LeRoy Manor, LeRoy. A graveside service will be...
  • Prep Baseball Leaders
    May 5, 2011
    HIGH SCHOOL Area leaders AS REPORTED BY COACHES BATTING AVERAGE (Minimum .425, 40 at-bats) Ryan Aper (Lincoln) .556; Trent Bounds (Prairie Central) .543; Tanner Harris (PBL) .500; Curtis...
  • Prep Softball Leaders
    May 5, 2011
    HIGH SCHOOL Area leaders AS REPORTED BY COACHES BATTING AVERAGE (Minimum .450, 40 at-bats) Kalli Gosser (Fisher) .634; Lindsay Friedman (Pontiac) .625; Katie Schultz (Fieldcrest) .591; Regan...
  • Quinn urges swift reform
    May 5, 2011; Kiera Manion-Fischer
    SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn told two business groups Wednesday he hopes to see workers' compensation reform addressed before legislators leave town at the end of May. Quinn has been negotiating...
  • Right decision made on photos of bin Laden
    May 5, 2011
    President Barack Obama made the right decision to not release photographs and video taken after Osama bin Laden's death. From the administration's point of view, there was little to be gained if...
  • Senate OKs bill to aid immigrant students
    May 5, 2011; Kiera Manion-Fischer
    SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate approved legislation Wednesday allowing undocumented students to participate in state college savings programs. The measure was sent to the House for further...
  • Short Takes
    May 5, 2011
    Coming soon Scheduled to open in area theaters next weekend (May 13) are: - Bridesmaids: The latest essay in relationships between the sexes from producer Judd ("Knocked Up") Apatow. Instead of...
  • Sipes leads hot-hitting West
    May 5, 2011; Randy Kindred
    NORMAL - Chris Hawkins isn't doing a thing with his hitters these days. He considers it the best "coaching" he can do given the way Normal Community West High School's baseball team is swinging...
  • Soccer Intercity Leaders
    May 5, 2011
    HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Intercity leaders THROUGH TUESDAY GOALS Erin Shulman, Normal Community 15 Olivia Crockett, University High 14 Arin Calamari, Bloomington 13 Alison Seger, Normal Community ...
  • Spring lags behind but catches don't
    May 5, 2011; Scott Richardson;srichardson@pantagraph.com
    Though spring weather systems are lagging behind normal, fishing is heating up. We have received good reports of crappie and muskie caught in Central Illinois in the past week. Here's a...
  • Stearns' timing in paying taxes spurs questions
    May 5, 2011; M.K. Guetersloh
    BLOOMINGTON - Alderman Judy Stearns has paid $1,456 to the city in back taxes, but questions are being raised about whether it was done in time for her to keep her City Council seat. City...
  • Symphony season welcomes guest conductors
    May 5, 2011; Dan Craft
    BLOOMINGTON - A different conductor on the podium at each concert and guest returns by hometown musical hero Awadagin Pratt and former ISO director Kenneth Kiesler are among the highlights of...
  • Track Honor Roll
    May 5, 2011
    The marks listed are for outdoor meets. x - denotes a manual time that has had .24 added to approximate a fully automatic equivalent. Boys 100-METER DASH 10.84x - Tyler Dunahee (PBL); 11.08 -...
  • White Sox in need of serious shakepu
    May 5, 2011; Phil Rogers;Chicago Tribune
    Like the 12-steppers say, before you can fix a problem you have to admit you have one. The White Sox have been in denial. But Francisco Liriano, he of the 9.13 earned-run average, may have just...
  • Wildcat softball shuts out Rantoul
    May 5, 2011
    Rebecca Rupard tossed a two-hit shutout and Cassie Saufley led the Normal Community West High School softball team's offense with three hits and two RBIs Wednesday as the Wildcats blanked...
  • Woman charged on two counts in accident
    May 5, 2011
    BLOOMINGTON - An 18-year-old Normal woman faces two felony counts of leaving the scene of an injury accident and charges of burglary to a vehicle and possession of stolen property following an...
  • Your Views
    May 5, 2011
    Hurt by fuel prices, no Social Security hike I would like to say thank you to all of our oil companies and federal congressmen for not fighting to keep gasoline prices in check so a person can...
  • Y's big change YWCA to focus on services to seniors, violence victims
    May 5, 2011; Paul Swiech
    YWCA McLean County's decision to discontinue its health and fitness programs has elicited a range of reactions, from disappointment from YWCA swimmers to understanding from some members that...
  • A B-N tie to bin Laden raid? Sure!
    May 6, 2011; Bill Flick;flick@pantagraph.com
    - You just knew ...: While Sunday's raid of Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad was kept a high secret from the rest of the world, at least one Bloomington-Normal family fully knew all. OK,...
  • Area Calendar
    May 6, 2011
    Friday Orders for T-shirt fundraiser; through May 16, Eureka Public Library; $12-$15; 309-457-2922. Registration for knitting lace bags workshop; May 16 and 23, Eureka Public Library; $15;...
  • Arts in Brief
    May 6, 2011
    THEATER OHS Les Miz' STANFORD - "Les Miserables, School Edition" is the spring musical at Olympia High School in Stanford, with three performances, at 7 p.m. May 13 and 14, and 2 p.m. May...
  • Brighter picture for this year's college grads
    May 6, 2011
    Graduation from college is an achievement of which to be proud. It requires hard work, determination and commitment. While some may have it easier than others - such as greater financial...
  • Club Clipboard
    May 6, 2011
    Home Sweet Home Ministries Women's Auxiliary luncheon; 11:30 a.m. Monday registration, lunch at noon, at the Mission, 303 E. Oakland Ave., Bloomington; program: "Food & Fitness: You Are What You...
  • Comforts of the Crib
    May 6, 2011; Randy Reinhardt
    NORMAL - This spring, the Crib was ready for immediate occupancy. That brought an added buoyancy to the Corn Crib on Thursday as the Normal CornBelters began spring training in preparation...
  • Concealed carry proposal fails
    May 6, 2011; Kurt Erickson
    SPRINGFIELD - Carrying a concealed weapon will remain against the law in the Land of Lincoln following another failed attempt to bring Illinois in line with gun laws in 48 other states. In...
  • Daily Briefing
    May 6, 2011
    LOCAL Fleet ownerscan test drive i NORMAL - Local businesses interested in adding the new, all- electric Mitsubishi "i" to their company fleets can attend an event next week that will offer...
  • Daily Digest
    May 6, 2011
    University High names royalty NORMAL - University High School's prom was Saturday at the Bowling & Billiard Center at Illinois State University. Kelsey Larson, daughter of John and Peggy Larson...
  • DCFS to look into death of 4-year-old
    May 6, 2011; Mary Ann Ford
    CULLOM - Livingston County authorities and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services are investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl who was in state-licensed foster care...
  • Dog's eating habits linked to stomach woes
    May 6, 2011; Tim Anderson;features@pantagraph.com
    Q We have a 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier. For the past couple of days he has been doing some vomiting and his belly seems to be kind of hard compared to usual. Although he is an inside dog,...
  • Freshman gets in the swing for ISU baseball
    May 6, 2011; Randy Reinhardt;rreinhardt@pantagraph.com
    When the Boston Red Sox made Joliet High School's Mike Hollenbeck a 14th-round draft choice last June, the college coach who signed the standout catcher to a national letter of intent inhaled...
  • From Pages Past 05/06/11
    May 6, 2011; Compiled by Roger Cushman;from Pantagraph files
    5 years ago (2006): Ashley Verplank and Paige Steffen won two events each to power Bloomington to the championship in the Big 12 Conference girls track and field meet at Mattoon. 15 years ago...
  • Furniture maker adapts, survives
    May 6, 2011; Ronald D. White
    LOS ANGELES - The streets around John Sandberg's furniture factory are dotted with the shuttered shells of manufacturers that have closed down or left town. But the Sandberg family, woodworkers...
  • Good Neighbors
    May 6, 2011
    TUBS Good Neighbor: I would be happy to pick up the Tidy Cat tubs that P has offered. - JR, 309-826-0548 Good Neighbor: I could use all the Tidy Cat tubs you have. I can pick up. - JR,...
  • Health Calendar
    May 6, 2011
    Twelve-part Zumba Gold class; begins 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. May 13, Advocate BroMenn Community Wellness Center, Normal; $36; 800-323- 8622. Maximized Living Makeover; 1 to 4 p.m. May 14, The Launch...
  • Health Digest
    May 6, 2011
    AWARDS BroMenn NORMAL - Advocate BroMenn Medical Center's Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine was honored with the Center of Distinction Award by Diversified Clinical Services, Inc.,...
  • House OKs corporate license plate study
    May 6, 2011; Lee Springfield Bureau
    SPRINGFIELD - Illinois drivers someday could be motoring around with license plates emblazoned with corporate logos. In action Wednesday, the Illinois House approved legislation calling for a...
  • Houses deemed best use of rail area
    May 6, 2011; M.K. Guetersloh
    BLOOMINGTON - A Chicago real estate developer wants houses - instead of warehouses - at the former Chicago & Alton Railroad shops complex on Bloomington's west side. Joe Segobiano, a...
  • How Time Flies 05/06/11
    May 6, 2011; Jack Keefe
    100 years agoMay 6, 1911: Mr. A.B. Davidson was found dead at the bottom of a well outside his home in Blue Mound Township. He was one of the township's best citizens. But lately he had showed...
  • Ideas sought for new Clinton school
    May 6, 2011; Kevin Barlow
    CLINTON - Residents of the Clinton School District are being asked to help decide what key features are important for a proposed elementary school. Two potential sites have been identified. The...
  • ISU golfers suffer tough day at regional
    May 6, 2011
    After a frost-delayed tee time, the Illinois State women's golf team got off to a cold start Thursday and finished the first round last in the 24-team NCAA Central Regional at the Warren Golf...
  • Man given 12 years in prison for driving car into ex-wife's home
    May 6, 2011; Edith Brady-Lunny
    BLOOMINGTON - A Normal man who drove his car into his ex-wife's home last year was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison. Charles Fleming, 59, was convicted in February of attempted murder,...
  • Meeting set Saturday for manager slot
    May 6, 2011; Steve Hoffman
    FARMER CITY - The Farmer City City Council will take its first step in finding a new city manager by holding a special meeting at 8 a.m. Saturday. The council dismissed Dan Olson last Saturday...
  • Minonk budget to reflect added project cost
    May 6, 2011; Heidi Bowman
    MINONK - Minonk has had to adjust its budget to cover a higher- than-expected cost for the storm water drainage improvement project. Farnsworth Group engineer Bob Kohlhase said six bids...
  • Mo reason than ever to follow Derby
    May 6, 2011; Randy Kindred;rkindred@pantagraph.com
    The Kentucky Derby is upon us, bringing its annual rush of brightly colored silks, mint juleps, sundresses and oh, yeah, a horse race. Long since dubbed "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in...
  • Modglin, West earn soccer win over Bloomington
    May 6, 2011
    Lexi Modglin netted a pair of goals to lead the Normal Community West High School soccer team past Bloomington, 2-1, in Big 12 Conference action at Normal Thursday. The Wildcats (5-8-5, 4-0-2)...
  • More restrictive medical marijuana bill falls short
    May 6, 2011; Kiera Manion-Fischer
    SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would allow people with serious illnesses to use marijuana failed to earn a majority vote in the Illinois House on Wednesday. State Rep. Lou Lang, the sponsor,...
  • NCAA asked why no playoff
    May 6, 2011; ASSOCIATED PRESS WITH PANTAGRAPH STAFF
    WASHINGTON - The Justice Department wants to know why the NCAA doesn't have a college football playoff system and says there are "serious questions" about whether the current format to determine...
  • Nearing the finish line With classic cars rolling in, museum in Pontiac close to opening
    May 6, 2011; Kevin Barlow
    Pontiac Tourism Director Ellie Alexander stopped to make an observation as she walked past Tim Dye on Thursday morning in downtown Pontiac. "You look like an expectant father on the morning of...
  • No charges will be filed in garbage incident
    May 6, 2011; M.K. Guetersloh
    HEYWORTH - June Ratts will not face littering and trespassing charges for putting her garbage in front of the Heyworth Village Hall last month. In a letter Ratts said she received last week,...
  • Normalcy - that's the goal Couple yearns for life free of fighting cancer
    May 6, 2011; Paul Swiech
    BLOOMINGTON - Angela Colba's battle against melanoma is filled with irony. For one, she was an active, healthy young woman who never used a tanning bed and seldom laid out in the sun but still...
  • Obituaries
    May 6, 2011
    Central Illinois Calvin John' Gaston WAYNESVILLE - Calvin H. "John" Gaston, 85, Montrose, formerly of Waynesville, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday (May 4, 2011) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health...
  • Official: More communication needed after TIF error found
    May 6, 2011; Kevin Barlow
    LeROY - More communication between taxing bodies and LeRoy is the key to avoiding future problems with redevelopment money, the city administrator said, after tax increment financing money...
  • Pontiac's Sartoris no-hits Rantoul
    May 6, 2011
    Pontiac High School's Taylor Sartoris (7-3) tossed a five-inning no-hitter in a 7-0 win over Rantoul in the Corn Belt Conference Softball Tournament quarterfinals at Champion Fields in...
  • Rx Notes
    May 6, 2011
    Arms like Michelle With summer just a few weeks away, more women will be reaching for their tank tops. However, the back of the upper arm is where fat commonly is stored in women. Life Fitness,...
  • Steidinger back on track
    May 6, 2011; Bruce Yentes
    FAIRBURY - After gaining a high profile as a rising star by finishing second in the UMP weekly series late model national championship chase in both 2007 and 2008, Fairbury's Wes...
  • 'Wicked' ticket details released
    May 6, 2011; Dan Craft
    PEORIA - The path over the rainbow has just gotten a little closer: the first ticket sales information for the national tour of "Wicked" coming to Peoria this fall has been released, along...
  • Wind farm contesting OSHA fine
    May 6, 2011; Kevin Barlow
    ODELL - A wind farm servicing company is contesting six safety violations that resulted in a $378,000 fine after an employee received severe burns at a Livingston County wind farm last fall....
  • Winland, Turner lift Ironmen past West
    May 6, 2011; Jim Benson
    NORMAL - Three hours after it started, Trent Winland knew what needed to be done at the finish. "We had been fighting all day," said Normal Community High School's senior second baseman. "I just...
  • Your Views
    May 6, 2011
    Find other ways to save on Medicaid funding I am writing in response to the letter "Governor should reject Medicaid cuts" by the CEO of Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa, on April...
  • 13-year cicadas soon winging way into area
    May 7, 2011; Linda Smith
    Central Illinois will soon be abuzz with the sound of periodical cicadas. Female cicadas, which are mute, are attracted to the singing of the males. Males can sing at levels approaching...
  • A mom worth modeling found in the Bible
    May 7, 2011; Rev. Brian Bill
    In a Calvin and Hobbes comic, Calvin is standing by his mother's bed when he says, "Hey, Mom! Wake up. I made you a Mother's Day card." His mother was very pleased and started to read it out...
  • A study in greenery Campus grounds staff keep busy this time of year
    May 7, 2011; Michele Steinbacher
    Before the May flowers, April showers bring yards' grass to mow, shrubs and trees to trim, gardens to mulch, weeds to pull. It's no different for the grounds staffs of Illinois State...
  • Bears run away from Illinois State
    May 7, 2011; Randy Reinhardt
    NORMAL - Illinois State proved far too charitable Friday at Duffy Bass Field. And Missouri State was in a taking mood. The Bears swiped six bases and turned the opportunities presented by ISU's...
  • 'Biggest Loser' winner motivates Country Financial workers encouraged to set lofty goals
    May 7, 2011; Paul Swiech
    BLOOMINGTON - Ali Vincent, the first female winner of "The Biggest Loser," empowered employees at Country Financial on Friday to embrace a personal goal that they consider impossible, share...
  • Collection agency to go after old fines
    May 7, 2011; M.K. Guetersloh
    BLOOMINGTON - A collection agency soon will call people who have old, unpaid fines due to the city of Bloomington. Harris and Harris of Chicago will help collect nearly $500,000 that has been...
  • Daily Briefing
    May 7, 2011
    LOCAL Yarn, bead shops will share space BLOOMINGTON - Mary Lynn's Yarn Garden is relocating to 318 N. Main St., where the shop will share space with The Bead Parlor. Mary Lynn's will be on the...
  • Daily Digest
    May 7, 2011
    NEWS IN BRIEF Kinzinger town hall set today BLOOMINGTON - U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger will host a town hall meeting at 2 p.m. today at Hansen Student Center, 300 E. Beecher St., at Illinois...
  • Extreme stumbling into Storm At 8-0, Sioux Falls IFL's top team
    May 7, 2011; Joe Deacon
    The Bloomington Extreme hoped to carry a five-game winning streak to South Dakota for this week's pivotal test against the best team in the Indoor Football League. Instead, the Extreme looks to...
  • Fieldcrest tops Blue Ridge, wins HOIC softball crown
    May 7, 2011
    The Fieldcrest High School softball team scored two unearned runs in the top of the eighth inning to grab a 5-3 win over Blue Ridge and claim the Heart of Illinois Conference regular season...
  • From Pages Past
    May 7, 2011; Compiled by Roger Cushman From Pantagraph files
    5 years ago (2006): No. 8-seeded University High beat No. 3 Prairie Central 8-1 for the Corn Belt Conference Baseball Tournament championship. Starter John Mersch and reliever Michael...
  • Heartland advances to NJCAA Division II nationals
    May 7, 2011
    The Heartland softball team earned a berth to the NJCAA Division II national tournament for a fourth straight season after two victories at the Region 24 Tournament in Mattoon on Friday. Hanna...
  • Home Front
    May 7, 2011
    Outdoor help Got a problem in your lawn or garden? Are pests and weeds concerning you? Livingston County Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions from 9 a.m. until noon on...
  • House plan would cut for-profit schools' state aid by $25 million
    May 7, 2011; Kurt Erickson
    SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House is considering a plan to slash state aid to students who attend for-profit universities. The move to cut $25 million from the state's Monetary Award Program is...
  • How Time Flies
    May 7, 2011; Jack Keefe
    100 years agoMay 7, 1911: May 3 marked ten years since Gridley's great fire. The Gridley Advance reports "our fair village was a sorry sight after the fire got thru with it but she's all right...
  • injuries to head found on 4-year-old Autopsy shows cause of foster child's death
    May 7, 2011; Mary Ann Ford
    CULLOM - A 4-year-old foster child died as a result of head injuries, an autopsy showed Friday, as authorities continue their investigation into the cause of her injuries. Peoria County Coroner...
  • Lucas appointed judge for 10th Judicial Circuit
    May 7, 2011
    SPRINGFIELD - Associate Judge Timothy M. Lucas has been appointed a circuit judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit. The vacancy was created by the resignation of James E. Shadid, who was appointed a...
  • Mahomet sweeps Corn Belt track titles
    May 7, 2011; Randy Sharer
    STANFORD - On a day when Pontiac High School's Emily Grove pole vaulted an all-time state best of 13 feet, 5 inches, the Mahomet- Seymour boys and girls swept team titles in the Corn Belt...
  • Mothers of small children deserve praise
    May 7, 2011; Susan Hazlett
    There's a mother with two small children, both under the age of 3, that I keep seeing around town. This week she was at the grocery store, trying to hold her small infant, keep the toddler in...
  • Mouse lands on diner at Logan's
    May 7, 2011; Ryan Denham
    NORMAL - Some diners at Logan's Roadhouse had an unwanted visitor at their table last week: a mouse that fell onto a patron's lap after an apparent fall from the ceiling. The incident happened...
  • NCHS soccer routs Champaign, stays unbeaten
    May 7, 2011
    Erin Shulman and Alison Seger had two goals each as the Normal Community High School girls soccer team remained unbeaten with a 7- 0 rout of Champaign Central in Big 12 Conference action at...
  • New Epiphany school chief to meet with parish on Sunday
    May 7, 2011
    NORMAL - Families of Epiphany Church and Schools will meet the new principal Sunday when he speaks to parish members, Monsignor Eric Powell said Friday. Mike Lootens of Bloomington begins his...
  • Nursing home rally protests possible Medicaid cuts
    May 7, 2011; Steve Hoffman
    NORMAL - With a uniform chant of "Stop the cuts," Heritage Manor- Normal nursing home staff, residents and their families rallied Friday to protest proposed cuts in the state Medicaid...
  • Obituaries
    May 7, 2011
    central illinois Martha Nadler TOLUCA - Martha Ann "Marty" Nadler, 65, Toluca, died at 4:50 a.m. Thursday (May 5, 2011) at St. Mary's Hospital, Streator. A Mass of Christian burial will be at...
  • Part of center named for Dobskis
    May 7, 2011
    NORMAL - Illinois State University has honored a Twin City couple for longtime support by naming part of its new Student Fitness Center after them. The Bob and Julie Dobski Welcome Center greets...
  • Public's help sought to find felony DUI suspect
    May 7, 2011
    BLOOMINGTON - Crime Stoppers of McLean County needs the public's help in finding a man named on a warrant for failing to appear in court on a felony drunken-driving charge and no valid...
  • Religion Brief
    May 7, 2011
    New pastor KENNEY - Kenney Christian Church has called Dennis Corley to lead the congregation. Corley is has planted new churches in Quincy and Winthrop Harbor. He was at his last church for 20...
  • Religion Calendar
    May 7, 2011
    Second Prayer Walk for Streator; 6 p.m. Sunday, City Park in Streator; speaker: the Rev. Bill Niebuhr; 815-672-2460. Orville Brown of Sullivan; 6 p.m. Sunday, Cowboy Church, First Christian...
  • Sentence delayed in B-N case
    May 7, 2011; Edith Brady-Lunny
    BLOOMINGTON - The sentencing of a 25-year-old man convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of his roommate was postponed Friday after he hired a new lawyer. Xavier Cordova, of Chicago, was...
  • Take 2
    May 7, 2011
    The Morning Line Jim Benson Johnson's enthusiasm would be missed at NCAA tourney Sometimes it has been difficult to tell who is happier by a buzzer-beating basket in the NCAA Tournament -...
  • Toys 'R' Us work to add Babies store
    May 7, 2011; Ryan Denham
    BLOOMINGTON - The Toys "R" Us store in Bloomington will remain open as work gets under way on a major renovation project that will add a Babies "R" Us within the existing building. Combining the...
  • Truck-speed legislation goes to governor
    May 7, 2011; Kiera Manion-Fischer
    SPRINGFIELD - Truck speeds could rise from 55 to 65 miles per hour on certain four-lane highways in the state, under legislation now heading to the governor's desk. The Illinois House approved a...
  • Tuition heading higher at ISU
    May 7, 2011; Michele Steinbacher
    NORMAL - Most newcomers to Illinois State University will see a $21,000-price tag for their 2011-12 school year at the Normal campus, about $1,070 more than last year. State law requires a...
  • UHigh, Pontiac to vie for title
    May 7, 2011; Jim Benson
    BLOOMINGTON - Regardless of what happens today, University High School's baseball team will be Corn Belt Conference champions. The Pioneers would like to make sure they are Corn Belt Conference...
  • Your Views
    May 7, 2011
    Allow tax-free accounts to pay for fuel costs I think I have an idea that would greatly help anyone who is facing the pressure of rising fuel prices. It's a proposal that would not hurt retail...
  • 25th for Russell, Mary Hall
    May 8, 2011
    BLOOMINGTON - Russell and Mary Hall of Bloomington will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a family dinner and a trip at a later date. Hall and Mary Parido were married May 10, 1986,...
  • 25th for Thomas, Michele McComas
    May 8, 2011
    DWIGHT - Thomas K. and Michele L. McComas of Norfolk, Va., formerly of Dwight, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with dinner and bowling. McComas and Michele Perkins were married May...
  • 70th for Walt, Irene Bittner
    May 8, 2011
    NORMAL - Walt and Irene Bittner of Normal will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with a card shower. Bittner and Irene Crutcher were married May 17, 1941, in St. Louis, Mo. Their...
  • 90th birthday for Cathryn Frisby
    May 8, 2011
    PONTIAC - Cathryn Lorine Frisby of Pontiac and Fairbury will celebrate her 90th birthday Saturday. She was born May 14, 1921, daughter of C.E. "Bud" and Lorine Wink of rural Fairbury. She...
  • Any JOBS out there?
    May 8, 2011; Steve Hoffman
    As Illinois State University students celebrated at commencement in Normal this weekend, many are hoping forecasts for a big increase in hiring come true. A study conducted by the National...
  • Area Calendar
    May 8, 2011
    Today Mother's Day Children's Parade; 11 a.m., Lexington; begins south end of Route 66 walkway. Special treatment for mothers; Free greens fees at City of Bloomington golf courses; free...
  • Bears upend Redbirds
    May 8, 2011; Randy Reinhardt
    NORMAL - It was a replay Illinois State baseball coach Mark Kingston had no desire to witness. Yet his Redbirds buckled under the weight of faulty clutch hitting and defense for the second...
  • Belters add pitcher to spring roster
    May 8, 2011
    NORMAL - Hitting the jackpot with a former Central Arkansas pitcher last summer in Bobby Pritchett, the Normal CornBelters have signed another. "Bobby asked us to take a look at a friend of his...
  • Burtle-Dillman
    May 8, 2011
    BLOOMINGTON - Mary Beth Burtle and Jeff Dillman, both of Bloomington, were married March 12, 2011, in Cancun, Mexico. Her parents are Sam and Donna Burtle of Divernon. His parents are Dave and...
  • Caps needed on interest charged on payday loans
    May 8, 2011; Jana Edge
    The average payday loan borrower pays back $800 for every $325 borrowed. This is outlandish practice is legal in Illinois. As of March, Illinois will set the limit of interest at 400 percent...
  • Chief of police named interim city manager
    May 8, 2011; Steve Hoffman
    FARMER CITY - The Farmer City Council on Saturday named current Police Chief Larry Woliung as their interim city manager. "Larry is going to take the lead while we look for a full-time city...
  • Conflicts arise over nuclear shutdown
    May 8, 2011; McClatchy Newspapers
    TOKYO - Chubu Electric Power Co. executives were unable to agree Saturday on whether the utility should suspend operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant, a day after Japanese Prime...
  • Divorces
    May 8, 2011
    The following divorces were recently finalized in McLean County Court: Belz, John and Deanna Fulbright, Jason and Valera Heissler, Jason and Carrie Russo, Michael and Julie Fletcher, John and...
  • Enjoying the much-deserved gifts of Mother's Day
    May 8, 2011; Angie Reedy;heartsnewspaper@hearts-at-home.org
    Nearly 40 weeks ago, life began forming inside of me once again. Today I sit here with swollen ankles, a belly so large even my longest shirts barely hide it, and feel the pushes and bumps of...
  • For Rose, mother is his MVP
    May 8, 2011; K.C. Johnson
    CHICAGO - There's a simple reason why Derrick Rose remains so humble. Why, despite the swirling tides of fame and fortune, the youngest most valuable player in NBA history does not have a...
  • Froelich-Palen
    May 8, 2011
    FORREST - Cynthia Froelich and Joseph Palen, both of Forrest, were married at 4 p.m. Dec. 18, 2010, at St. James Catholic Church, Forrest. Her parents are Gene and Carol Froelich of Piper City....
  • From Pages Past 05/08/11
    May 8, 2011; Compiled by Roger Cushman;from Pantagraph files
    5 years ago (2006): Blake Schoonover's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning gave Illlinois State a 4-3 baseball victory over No. 23 Wichita State. It also gave the Redbirds their first...
  • Good Neighbors
    May 8, 2011
    Avon bottles Good Neighbor: I would love the Avon bottles offered by CB. I will pick up. - JS, 309-530-1021 Good Neighbor: I am interested in the Avon bottles. - TS of Bloomington,...
  • Hamilton helps Redbird softball split twin bill
    May 8, 2011
    Jhavon Hamilton went 4-for-6 with three RBIs on the day as the Illinois State softball team split a doubleheader with Creighton at Omaha, Neb., on Saturday. Hamilton smashed a three-run homer to...
  • Hartzold's hit nets crown for Olympia
    May 8, 2011; Randy Kindred
    NORMAL - Klair Hartzold is in the leadoff spot because of her ability to get on base and start rallies. Saturday, the Olympia High School sophomore showed she's adept at capping them as...
  • If you can do a better joby, run for office
    May 8, 2011
    An online comment on a letter to the editor last week regarding the Unit 5 school board has prompted this editorial. The commenter said, "If (the) Unit 5 board wants (to) act responsible, the...
  • Kinzinger, crowd united over killing of bin Laden
    May 8, 2011; Steve Hoffman
    BLOOMINGTON - The audience at U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger's town hall meeting was divided over federal spending, but they were one when it came to discussion about the death of Osama bin Laden. "I...
  • Lawmakers can't avoid tough choices
    May 8, 2011; Kurt Erickson;kurt.erickson@lee.net
    It would be nice if lawmakers never had to make tough decisions. But, that's not what governing is all about, is it? Last week, state Sen. William Delgado complained that his colleagues on the...
  • Meet Mark's dad, the techno-savvy dentist
    May 8, 2011; Nathaniel Popper
    DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. - Edward Zuckerberg pulls his iPhone out of his jeans pocket and hits the familiar blue Facebook icon. He's eager to show off his latest effort to market his suburban dental...
  • More Your Views
    May 8, 2011
    Don't curtail work of nurse anesthetists Certified registered nurse anesthetists provide high quality and cost effective anesthesia care in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesiologists and...
  • NCHS' Dodd hurls no-hitter
    May 8, 2011
    Karen Dodd (2-2) picked up her first no-hitter of the season as Normal Community (16-7, 8-1) swept a doubleheader against host Champaign Centennial. Dodd fanned seven and walked six in a 5-0...
  • New Names
    May 8, 2011
    Leah Marie Chapman - 8-pound daughter of Trevor and Rita Chapman of Normal, born March 31, 2011. Grandparents: John and Maria DiVita, Des Plaines; Mike and Kay Chapman, Clinton....
  • No-hitter puts Titans in first
    May 8, 2011; Jim Benson
    BLOOMINGTON - Joe Sweeney knows it takes something special for the other pitchers on Illinois Wesleyan's staff to outshine senior All-American Jason Pankau. The junior right-hander was up to the...
  • Obituaries
    May 8, 2011
    Central Illinois Delores Maxine Cardinale CLINTON - Delores Maxine Cardinale, 74, of Clinton died at 5:20 p.m. Friday (May 6, 2011) at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur. Her service will be 11...
  • On the moveHummingbird watchers eagerly await their return to Central Illinois
    May 8, 2011; Scott Richardson
    Hummingbirds weigh less than a penny, fly 500 miles non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico from wintering grounds in Mexico and Central America and travel 1,500 to 2,000 miles before they...
  • One plus one is still two, even in Washington
    May 8, 2011; Alan Guebert;agcomm@farmandfoodfile.com
    Mathematics is a nearly pure science. Nearly in that while one plus one always equals two, politicians often make $1 plus $1 equal $1 so they can then spend a third dollar to get to $2. In fact,...
  • Outdoor 411
    May 8, 2011
    Planting with a purpose Did someone mention what plants attract hummingbirds? (See main story.) That's one topic for Monday's monthly meeting of the Illinois Prairie Chapter of Wild Ones. Janice...
  • Overpowering Storm knocks out Extreme
    May 8, 2011
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Bloomington Extreme dropped a pivotal test against the Sioux Falls Storm, 60-28, at the Storm Shelter on Saturday night. "They are a championship program and they played...
  • Paving the way for posterity
    May 8, 2011; Patti Welander
    Marlene Colclasure of Normal remembered days gone by, as she worked in the Lexington Church of Christ Uniting's booth at the Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival in Lexington. "You get to go...
  • People on the Move
    May 8, 2011
    Promotions Bank of Pontiac PONTIAC - Seven Bank of Pontiac employees were recently promoted. Eric Hoover was promoted to internal auditor; Mary Austin to assistant vice president, head teller;...
  • Police probe report of shots being fired
    May 8, 2011
    BLOOMINGTON - Police are investigating reports of shots fired at the intersection of Mulbery and Evans streets. The intersection was taped off as a crime scene and there was broken glass in the...
  • Robinson hits, pitches Clinton to victory
    May 8, 2011
    Winning pitcher Cale Robinson blasted two homers and drove in four runs to lead Clinton to a 14-7 Okaw Valley Conference win over host Shelbyville. Aaron Ennis added three hits including a home...
  • Rough-and-tumble days in rural Stumptown
    May 8, 2011; Bill Kemp
    The "good old days" were not always so good, as evident in the violence that plagued an eastern McLean County settlement some 130 years ago. Stumptown, located east of Bloomington in Padua (now...
  • Stralow, U High claim title
    May 8, 2011; Randy Kindred
    BLOOMINGTON - Pontiac High School got a big two-out hit in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game Saturday night. A few minutes later, University High's Jordan Stralow found himself...
  • This is a Quark CopyDesk document!
    May 8, 2011; Scott Richardson;srichardson@pantagraph.com
    Bird lovers (like yours truly and my wife, Kathy) should be happy with the finding of a recent study by the American Bird Conservancy that pronounced bird seed on the market safe for birds to...
  • Thousands take part in Peoria Race for the Cure
    May 8, 2011; Pat Oldendorf
    PEORIA - Peoria was all about pink on Saturday morning. Thousands of Race for the Cure participants converged on the Metro Centre for the 26th year just as the sun was rising, breaking through...
  • Tour river area on a Segway
    May 8, 2011; Scott Richardson
    IA Segway, Iowa's first and only guided Segway tours, are located in Davenport, Iowa. Take a guided Segway tour along the Mississippi riverfront bike path and learn about area history and...
  • Your Views
    May 8, 2011
    Iraq, Afghanistan not really free Our military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have the titles Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Since both Iraq and Afghanistan are Islamic...
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