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Amateur comics offer ‘Funnyraiser’ for Challenger Learning Center
"Who said 'Dying is easy, comedy is hard?'" asked amateur stand-up comedian Joe Strupek on Tuesday.
The assistant vice president of Public Affairs at State Farm is digging through his personal experience, looking for funny material to share during a special fundraiser for the Challenger Learning Center in Bloomington-Normal on Friday night
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) 
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (C) has stated that European leaders must balance austerity with growth policies in order to stem the Euro region's debt crisis. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Money News with Sean Craig: Europe’s latest bump in the road
Just as the U.S. recovery seems to be making a dent, the European Union takes another hit.
Sean Craig with First Midwest Securities in Bloomington says Moody's rating agency has warned five major U.S. banks and more than a dozen global firms of a possible credit downgrading due to Europe's lingering debt crisis.
Haley, Austin and Cathe Carter are vocal advocates for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Haley and Austin were both St. Jude cancer patients, now in remission. (Photo by Beth Whisman/WJBC) 
Super Bowl ads: Which were your favorites?
The game was a close one with a great ending, but the people at our Super Bowl party actually seemed to be paying more attention to the ads then ever. Granted, I was sitting in a room full of Bears and Packers fans, so perhaps they just didn't care that Eli Manning was on his way to another NFL Championship win
Packers and Bears fans might feel left out of tonight's festivities. (Photos by Ronald Martinez & Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) In Bears, Packers country, who’s your Super Bowl pick?
BLOOMINGTON -- It's never easy to watch a team you hate make it to the Super Bowl. But what happens when you don't really have a dog in the hunt at all?
Do you still watch the game? If yes, how do you decide who to cheer for?
WJBC's news intern Amanda Pigott from Illinois State University's student station WZND asked local fans about their Super Bowl plans. Aft
Brothers Chris, left, and Jason Harris are charged with killing the Gee family in September 2009. (WJBC file photos) 
President Barack Obama makes remarks on the economy at Fire Station No. 5 on Feb. 3, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images) 
Football fan Mary Steinkraus from Wisconsin walks around the Super Bowl XLVI NFL Experience presented by GMC at the Indiana Convention Center on Feb. 3, 2012. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) Money News with Sean Craig: Super Bowl superstitions
The Super Bowl is just a game. However, the winner of that game seems to have an influence on the markets, if you believe the numbers.
Sean Craig with First Midwest Securities in Bloomington says investors call it the "Super Bowl Indicator."
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- Bloomington Police search for armed robbery suspect
- Candidates for Congressional District 16
- Brady: Budget with tough cuts actually raises spending
- ADM says job-cuts plan now will eliminate 1,200
- House panel approves 2 anti-abortion measures
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