Questions of why city officials want to see the Interstate 55-Illinois 23 intersection developed into a commercial corridor topped the list of concerns by residents who met Wednesday with representatives from American Premium Foods. A Commerce Bank branch in Normal was robbed for the second time in a month Wednesday.
Police have a suspect in custody.
After a week of debate about the role of diversity in District 87's hiring practices, the school board on Wednesday added two diversity statements to its list of goals for the 2001-2002 school year. The host Tri-Valley Vikings swept the boys and girls team titles in the 92nd McLean County Track Meet, which was Wednesday in Downs. The target date given to Olympia High School senior Brandon Gale was April 23. And that was before his surgically repaired right knee became badly infected, causing him to miss seven weeks of school. Safety Hassan Abdul-Malik, a junior college transfer, should help bolster an Illinois State University Redbird secondary that lost three starters to graduation.