Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 1st of March.
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🏘️ Community
Bloomington Junior High School renamed their annual volleyball invitational to the Armoni Bennett Memorial Tournament in tribute to Armoni Bennett, an eighth-grader and team manager who was a victim in the Lee Street killings.
🚨 Crime
A Normal man has admitted to having several stolen cars and motorcycles in McLean County.
📰 Economy
State Farm's financial performance in 2024 showed significant improvement with net income of $5.3 billion, despite a $6.1 billion underwriting loss, marking a recovery from a net loss in 2023
🎓 Education
Central Illinois high school students are advancing their careers early by participating in a welding certification program offered by the Bloomington Area Career Center.
🏛️ Government
Catherine Popovitch becomes the director of the Illinois State Archives, aiming to continue the agency's modernization and digitization efforts while safeguarding over 200 million records.
🏥 Health
Morgan Rondinelli, founder of Not Alone Notes, and her team have sent over 3,000 handwritten letters to individuals with OCD across the U.S., offering encouragement and a sense of community since 2017.
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