Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 17th of October.
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🎭 Culture
Families enjoy Normal’s Not-So-Scary Trail this weekend with costumed characters, crafts, games & candy on offer as town workers rebuild the attraction nightly before a darker Scary Trail returns Oct.
23 and 24.
🎓 Education
Heartland Community College will host Women in Leadership: Connecting Power to Purpose on Oct.
21. The professional development event will offer sessions on leadership presence, decision-making and negotiation skills.
Bloomington High School has a Raider Academy program that offers smaller classes and credit recovery for students needing extra help.
It began during the 2025-26 school year (District 87) to support student success and boost graduation rates.
🌲 Environment
One Earth Energy revised its carbon capture plan by cutting injection wells from three to one at its ethanol plant during a meeting held Thursday at the Interstate Center in Bloomington.
The plan is in pre-filing with the ICC and seeks to protect water sources while boosting local corn production.
🏥 Health
Illinois medical debt relief program erased over $1.4B in medical debt for nearly 700K residents in two years (exceeding its $1B goal).
The program aided citizens in every county and will continue to support patients with mounting medical bills.
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