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Notorious Bloomington train robber caught in 1916

Hiding as a horseradish peddler, James O. Storey was a masked gunman tied to 30 train holdups and his wife s murder.

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King Rex ruled Bloomington s short-lived masqued carnival

In 1897 and 1898, Bloomington merchants staged a mini-Mardi Gras masquerade festival and parade in hopes of rivaling New Orleans.

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McLean County Museum of History s library a storehouse of local fiction

Thousands of books of varying genres and literary merit — all with ties to McLean County — are preserved at the local museum.

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Local cookbooks offer taste of our past

Local cookbooks published by churches, clubs and businesses tell a lot about what people ate and how they lived in years past.

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Homemade Christmas dinner once a McLean County jail tradition

McLean County jail inmates in the early 20th century enjoyed meals cooked by sheriffs wives, treats and entertainment meant to brighten the holiday.

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