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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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.
Tastes in food, drink and entertainment change, but New Year's has been a time to party in McLean County for about 200 years.
Interest in flying grew in the 1920s, and the airfield north of Normal gave way to Bloomington Municipal Airport by 1934.
McLean County Museum of History volunteer Bill LaBounty has created a lasting legacy in the form of prints, photos and documentation materials.
The first Bloomington airport was founded in 1927, but men were working to bring flight to the area a decade before that.