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NORMAL, Ill. – Governor J.B. Pritzker attended the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this past week. While he was there he lent insight on important topics and touted the successes of his administration, including the economy, reproductive rights, and the banning of assault weapons, and claimed by 2045 Illinois will be carbon-free. This statement refers […]
Correction made 1/28/23 – Jakai Martin was assaulted at a location unaffiliated with the Kappa Sigma fraternity NORMAL, Ill. – The Kappa Sigma chapter at Illinois State University has officially been suspended by the university’s Dean of Students office January 25, 2023. The official suspension will begin effective immediately until December 31, 2025. This decision […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Long time McLean County Republican Chairman Connie Beard announced on Dec. 13 that she would be stepping down from her position, leaving it vacant for a new member of the party to step in. Stepping up from Vice Chairman, Dennis Grunder will now lead the McLean County Republicans in the Chairman role. […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Earlier this week, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB4664, a sweeping reproductive rights and gender affirming care omnibus bill that protects health care providers and their patients from legal attacks by neighboring states and expands health care access and options across the state. The act takes major steps to expand access by guaranteeing […]
Photo provided by Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University announced on January 13th that Dr. Thomas Keyser will be named a founding dean for the ISU College of Engineering. Keyser, currently serving as the Dean of the College of Engineering, Technology and Management at Oregon Institute of Technology, was appointed to be […]
Photo Provided by Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Julissa Roman and the Dean of Students Office of Illinois State University hosted their first Tea at Three event of the semester on Wednesday, January 18. A unit of the Dean of Students Office, the Leadership Education and Development unit, or LEAD, works to make a […]
NORMAL, Ill. – On Monday Jan. 16, various buildings across the Illinois State University campus experienced major power outages. Despite the vast area covered by the outage, ISU electricians worked to restore power to the affected areas of campus within the day. At around 2 p.m. on Monday, an emergency alert was issued from ISU […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town Council held their second town meeting of the month on Jan. 17, 2023. Continuing from the developments of the previous council meeting, the Normal Town Council moved to approve the annexation for 36 acres of land for the development of 477 units of luxury multifamily housing. The plot of […]
NORMAL, Ill. – At the University of Illinois-Springfield and at the Old State Capitol, the new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in on Jan. 11th. There were new faces and old, with new members being celebrated, including the newest representative of the 91st District, Sharon Chung (D), who is a Democrat from Bloomington-Normal. Other notable […]
NORMAL, Ill. “New Year Free Cycle” is an event that will be held in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center by the Office of Sustainability and ISU Share Shop. Students of ISU are invited to partake in the event by collecting items from the event such as clothes, household items, school supplies, etc. […]