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NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town Council held their first council meeting of the month on October 2. The meeting was brief, featuring little beyond regular business under the agenda. The items under this cumulative agenda were passed unanimously. Council Member Chemberly Harris was absent from the meeting. Council Member Kathleen Lorenz asked about the […]
Image courtesy of Nexstar Media Group. NORMAL, Ill. – Governor JB Pritzker and state Sen. Darren Bailey faced off in the first gubernatorial debate of this election season. Both candidates faced off on Friday, October 6th at 7 p.m. Gov. Pritzker and Sen. Bailey went head to head in the Brown Ballroom in the Student […]
Normal, Ill. – International students attending Illinois State University have access to various resources through Career Services to find internships and full-time jobs in the U.S. Tamanna Tasmin, the Program Coordinator for Student Relations at Career Services, explains how international students can utilize tools through Career Services to start the job process. “If you can […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University students share their concerns regarding returning to campus and the new implication of ProctorTrack. In the beginning of the semester, some students felt strongly that ISU’s response to COVID-19 was not enough. One ISU student and SGA member, Jaman Lewis says that from the beginning […]
Women have come a long way since the early decades that created gender roles and sexist expectations for women. In most businesses, men used to conquer the field. Fortunately, the strong will of women has changed this and is continuing to do so today. As March is dedicated to celebrating these empowering women, it is an appropriate time to honor women closer to home in the community. […]
Photo courtesy to Chapel Hill SCV Facebook page CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- The University of North Carolina has sent the Sons of the Confederate Veterans nearly $2.6 million with an out of court settlement over the university’s refusal to restore their Silent Sam statue. Defamation Lawyer Greg Doucette has been covering this story and reviewing the […]
Normal, Ill. – On Friday, January 24, Illinois State University held a Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Dinner in the Bone Student Center. Prior to the dinner, Angela Rye held press conference where students could ask her questions. Rye was asked if she felt that MLK Jr. would be proud of the progression black Americans […]
NORMAL – Today is the Normal municipal election. At the Bone Student Center on the campus of Illinois State University, voter turnout has been average in comparison to previous municipal elections. Election judge Donna Beyer confirmed that around 90 people had voted at that precinct throughout the day, which was about 20 percent of all […]
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has agreed to increase pay for more than 40,000 home aid and child care workers. Around 28,000 personal assistants working through Illinois’ home service program will receive a 48-cent per hour raise. In 2017, former Governor Bruce Rauner refused to give aid workers a raise even though the raises […]
NORMAL – The Normal City Council held a panel Thursday night with 8 candidates running for 3 seats on the council. The event took place in Illinois State University’s Bone Student Center. The candidates include Dave Shields, Alex Campbell, R.C. McBride, Kathleen Lorenz, Pat Turner, Joel Studebaker, Stan Nord, and Karyn Smith. They were asked to […]
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