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Kids of the Internet age documenting their lives like never before
On a recent Saturday, 25-year-old Ramsey Mohsen of Fairway, Kan., did something at his parents’ lake house that tens of millions of computer-savvy young people are doing more and more.
Early 20th-century gangster's haunts highlighted in brochure
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The year was 1912, and the screaming headline in the Rock Island News, a so-called newspaper published by gangster John Looney, severely slandered the mayor.
As local Indian population grows, calendars fill with cultural events
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Ravi Raj Kishore wants Americans to know that India is about more than Taj Mahal and spicy food. “We are proud of our heritage and want to share it,” said the Bloomington resident, one of an estimated 5,500 Indians in McLean County.
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Staged fright: It's a community effort at Clinton's haunted house
CLINTON -- It’s been said it takes a village to raise a child, but it also might take a village to scare him out of his socks. It seems like the entire city of Clinton gets involved when the chamber of commerce puts on its Haunted House, Terror on Washington Street, every Halloween. | VIDEO: Behind the scenes at local haunted house | Want something spooky to do this weekend? | Trick-or-treat hours for Central Illinois

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High school seniors leave their mark ... on the side of a barn
STRASBURG -- In rural communities all around Illinois, there are plenty of barns to see. But there’s one that stands out among some others located near Stewardson-Strasburg High School.

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Hollyween: Revelers look to Tinseltown for costume ideas
NEW YORK -- Hollywood is going trick-or-treating again. Costume suppliers predict the top Halloween costumes this year will come from summer blockbusters and the Disney channel. | How to apply perfect Joker make-up

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Bloomington's warehouse district fostering new generation of artists
BLOOMINGTON -- Gathered under a bridge in the dark recesses of Bloomington’s historic warehouse district, a crowd of fine arts patrons marveled at the unfolding of a small miracle. | Photo gallery | VIDEO: Glass sculptors show their craft | AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Band under the bridge | AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Art in the warehouse district

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Which craft?: Web's handmade-goods swap can connect strangers
Imagine receiving a pair of handmade sea monster arms in the mail: long, green, covered in suction cups. Danielle Athanas was understandably surprised, then delighted.

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Hooping gains interest for potential fitness, meditation, fun
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It happened at a music festival, as you probably could have guessed.










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