Author: Colleen Holden
Image Courtesy of the McLean County Democrat’s official website NORMAL, Ill. McLean County is a historically right-leaning area in an unwavering blue state. This juxtaposition leaves organizations like the McLean County Democrats in an interesting position come election season. Patrick Cortesi is the chair of the McLean County Democrats. He explained what the organization hopes […]
NORMAL, Ill. – A group of Illinois State University students marched around Normal Thursday night holding signs demanding a safer community, specifically for women at night. One of the signs read “Silence is Violence.” So they got loud. ISU’s Registered Student Organization Students Ending Rape Culture held their annual Take Back the […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University President Aondover Tarhule responded to the recent incident on the 300 block of North Main St. Sunday morning. Following a “pop-up party” of over 1,000 attendees, gunshots were fired leaving one victim dead, and the other in critical condition. President Tarhule acknowledged the existing presence of these […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State University’s official Instagram page NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University President Aondover Tarhule gave the State of the University address in the Center for Performing Arts on Thursday. This yearly presentation was interrupted by students affiliated with the Peace for Palestine organization demanding ISU devests from companies that monetarily support […]
Image courtesy of the Children’s Discovery Museum’s official Instagram page Story written by Conor Allyn NORMAL, Ill. – The Children’s Discovery Museum will host its annual “Day of Play” in Uptown Normal today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is free of charge and will provide activities for children and families alike. A […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Facilities team at ISU is working with Ameren to find a cause of todays partial power outage. An expected restoration time has not been released. The outage is localized to the Quad, affecting Cook, Edwards, Schroeder, Felmley, Moulton, Hovey and Williams Halls. Old Union and both Centennial East and West are […]
Image Courtesy of the McLean County Health Department Facebook page Despite the CDC reporting elevated incidence rates of COVID-19 at the end of August, Illinois respiratory illness levels are still at a minimum. McLean County Health Department’s Public Affairs Coordinator Marianne Manko explained why incidence rates are higher, and how best to keep them at […]
Written by Ben Hudy BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – On Wednesday night, Bloomington police officers were dispatched to Illinois Wesleyan University with report of an active shooter. Similarly, Illinois State police had received reports of a potential active shooter on their campus. Both reports were investigated thoroughly with no active threats found and the report being not […]
Photo provided by Mid-Central Community Action’s official website BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends with Us” has sparked major controversy in the media following the release of its silver screen adaptation. From the promotional press around the movie to the details of the story itself, there have been many dissenting opinions on whether the […]
Story written by Liam Lyons NORMAL, Ill. — This past weekend, the Sweet Corn Circus took place in Uptown Normal. This event occurs around this time every year and runs from Saturday to Sunday. Alongside the corn were tents and booths for many businesses and groups in the Bloomington-Normal area. The event featured acrobatics from […]