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1960s activists rallied to save an elderly widow s home from urban renewal

When Louise Pennick s home was in danger in the 1960s, an ISU professor and activists stepped in to fix it up and fight city hall.

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Years change but Bloomington-Normal keeps ringing them in

Tastes in food, drink and entertainment change, but New Year s has been a time to party in McLean County for about 200 years.

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Aviation on the move in Bloomington-Normal in the 1920s, 1930s

Interest in flying grew in the 1920s, and the airfield north of Normal gave way to Bloomington Municipal Airport by 1934.

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At the close of WWI, McLean County aviation pioneers took flight

The first Bloomington airport was founded in 1927, but men were working to bring flight to the area a decade before that.

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