Author: Allison Petric
Photo provided by the Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department is soon opening up summer registration for kids and adults. Parks and Recreation Marketing Manager Thom Rakestraw spoke about what programs are offered and how these programs impact the community. “The Bloomington Parks and Recreation offers a […]
Photo provided by SOAR BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Special Opportunities Available in Recreation, also known as SOAR, is holding their annual Respect Run 5k on April 7 at Miller Park. The route of the 5k starts at the pavilion and goes throughout the park. SOAR is a community therapeutic recreation program serving individuals ages 4 and […]
Photo provided by Heartland Community College NORMAL, Ill. – Heartland Community College received a gift from one of their foundation directors and her husband to renovate their Veterans Center. HCC plans to use the gift to fully renovate and update the current center for students. The temporary location for the Veterans Center is at the […]
Photo provided by Heartland Community College NORMAL, Ill. – The Heartland College Foundation is hosting a comedy event to raise money for support programs and scholarships for the community. The “FunnyRaiser” will be held this Friday, Feb. 23 starting at 7 p.m. The location of this event is at the Astroth Community Education Center at […]
Photo provided by Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The City of Bloomington is hosting the second open house for the Downtown Streetscape event on Tuesday, Feb. 13 from 4-6:30 p.m. This event is an initiative for all members of the community to help reshape Downtown Bloomington. The public can attend this free of charge to […]
Photo provided by Josh Walker BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – In the Bloomington-Normal area, there are several warming centers that the county has organized. These centers are short term locations where people can get out of dangerous temperatures to prevent injury or loss of life. They are for citizens to utilize in extreme cold weather during the […]
Photo provided by Normal Police Department NORMAL, Ill. – The Firehouse Subs Foundation granted $23,000 to the Normal Police Department. In this process, money was given to first responders for equipment, specifically AEDs for squad cars. The Firehouse Public Safety Foundation awards money to first responders for various projects. Chief of Police Steve Petrilli talked […]
Photo provided by Steve Fast NORMAL, Ill. – Heartland Community College hosted its “Justice Denied” event on Wednesday, November 8. Guest speakers, Kristine Bunch and Patrick Pursley, spoke about their journey through the criminal justice system and their years lost to wrongful conviction. This was the second time Heartland organized this event by many faculty […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State’s Homecoming Week included many different events, athletics, and even a display case, located in Milner Library, of artifacts from the past. Illinois State’s University Archivist April Anderson-Zorn spoke about the importance of this display case and in depth about a few artifacts. A few of the artifacts shown in the […]
Photo of Jasper provided by Melissa Livesay BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Jasper’s Java, Bloomington’s newest coffee shop, will have a grand opening on Saturday, October 14th. Melissa Livesay, one of the owners, had some information to say about the background of the coffee shop. Livesay said, “The grand opening will include food trucks, live music and […]