Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 4th of February.
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🎭 Culture
The CreatiVets art show at Heartland Community College honored late Marine Corps veteran Nancy Benedict with works by her fellow veterans.
A free reception was held Tuesday and the exhibit remains in the Joe McCauley Gallery (room 2507) until March 6.
📰 Economy
The YWCA of McLean County closed its Labyrinth Made Goods job incubator + redirected state grant funding to expand its reentry program for clean energy job training for formerly incarcerated individuals, while offering remaining products at discounted prices in select local stores.
🎓 Education
Heartland Community College received over $20,000 in robotic landscaping equipment donated by Reinhart Landscaping + Kress.
The new tools will help Technical Education students train with the same technology used by professional landscapers.
🏛️ Government
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will kick off the Democracy Dialogues series at ISU to discuss civic engagement in the community.
📰 Real Estate
Bloomington-Normal home sales fell 5.9% in 2025 with new home sales dropping more than 35% amid a tight supply, local broker Ed Neaves noted (citing ongoing bidding wars and persistent cash offers) during a recent housing conference.
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