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Monday, October 6th, 2025
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Good morning, Normal. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 6th of October.
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Pinball machines—once banned in McLean County as gambling risks from the 1930s to the 1970s and linked to a 1951 vice raid—are now enjoyed as family fun. The Pantagraph
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Bloomington is unveiling a mobile fire safety simulator during National Fire Prevention Week that teaches how to prevent and respond to cooking, home and weather-related fires—its 27-foot design features interactive scenarios and ADA accessibility while partly funded with a State Farm grant; it will tour McLean County this year. 25 News Now
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Patrick Cunningham’s top five plays of the week countdown (Sep. 28-Oct. 5) highlighted Stark County cross country, Pekin golf, Limestone volleyball, Normal Community football and Normal West soccer and offered a look at key sports moments from last week. Central Illinois Proud
- ➤ On Oct. 4, state-ranked soccer teams competed as Dunlap won a 1 to 0 game over defending state champ U-High after shutting out Normal West earlier while Morton earned a 2 to 0 win and Washington a 3 to 0 victory over Champaign Centennial. At a Pekin volleyball tournament, Limestone finished first with Mia Lamberti recording her 1,000th kill — El Paso-Gridley girls won the cross country team title at the Elmwood Invitational with Stark County junior Dusti Smith winning her race. Central Illinois Proud
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Oktoberfest Rotary Run
2-4 p.m. — Union Park — Fundraiser entry — Participate in the Annual Oktoberfest 5K Run and 1 mile Fun Walk to support local youth services.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled.
~ Les Brown
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