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Bloomington junior high school student found dead in Illinois River identified
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) — The dead body found in the Illinois River over the holiday weekend has been identified as that of a 14-year-old Bloomington Junior High School student. Officers with the department initially found the teenage victim, who was identified as Leron Griffin, 14, from Bloomington-Normal, in...
Bloomington man found dead inside vehicle
BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - Bloomington Police are working to learn more about a man who was found dead in his vehicle over the weekend. According to police, an officer noticed a running sedan stopped along the guard way on Veterans Parkway just after 3:15 a.m. Sunday. When the officer looked at the vehicle, the driver appeared unconscious.
UPDATE: 8-year-old killed in crash remembered for his contagious laugh
McLEAN COUNTY (25News Now) - A Bloomington family has created a GoFundMe page on Friday asking for donations to help pay for the costs of 8-year-old Raymundo Bucio Flores’s funeral. Raymundo died Wednesday night after suffering multiple blunt force injuries from being involved in a multi-vehicle car crash, according...
Normal Police respond to two shots fired incidents on 4th of July
NORMAL (25News Now) - Normal Police are investigating two incidents of shots being fired, bookending the Independence Day holiday. Around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, police were called to Payne Place for a report of multiple gunshots heard in the area. They located evidence of shots being fired. No one was reported...
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