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Evidence that Christina McNeil was murdered by someone other than her father was challenged on Friday by the state in a motion to dismiss Bart McNeil’s petition for a new trial on charges that he suffocated the 3-year-old.

The executive deputy director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education said when a college closes, there are disproportionate impacts on students of color. And most of the student body at the soon-to-close Lincoln College is Black.

"The monumental part is acknowledging the need to celebrate — especially in this current climate that we're living through," ISU Queer Coalition co-president Byron Craig said ahead of the event.

In 1974, in the wake of the Stonewall Riots, a few ballet enthusiasts formed Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, a satirical ballet company born out of New York City’s drag scene. Lovingly known as the Trocks, the company’s hilarious takes on classic ballets are performed en travesti, with men dancing all the roles and donning tutus, tights and very large pointe shoes.

Five Republican McLean County Board candidates have overcome attempts to get their names tossed from the June primary ballot for not signing their nominating petitions.

The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) has reported seven COVID-related deaths since the beginning of March. That includes the recent death of a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s earlier last month.

Originally a respected and professional woman in El Salvador, Claudia Calvo moved to the United States in 2014 to start a family. Navigating life in a new country and speaking a new language was a challenge by itself, but Calvo also navigated being a mother and prioritizing mental health in a new country.

The 1855-era private liberal arts college made the announcement on Friday, extending the offer to both Lincoln College and Lincoln Christian University.

Rivian is continuing planned growth in Normal by greenlighting a $30.4 million expansion of a warehouse on Kerrick Road.

The Mid-Illinois Realtors Association said Wednesday home sales are up for the first two months of the year. Sales were up marginally for the McLean, Dewitt, and Livingston County region, but they rose 4% percent for the Bloomington-Normal metro area.