Author: Colleen Holden
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 […]
The Illinois State University Police received a report of an on-campus assault at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Aug. 24. Four suspects confronted a student on a scooter near the Bone Student Center, knocking him off his scooter and punching him in the face. The suspects also reportedly used homophobic and offensive slurs against the student. […]
Image Courtesy of Survivor Love Letter Bloomington-Normal’s official Instagram page NORMAL, Ill. – According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, two out of every three cases of sexual assault go unreported leaving so many stories untold. “Our side” is a documentary by Jinglen Zeng detailing not only the stories untold but the next […]
Photo provided by the Normal Police Department NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Police Department is actively searching for the suspected assailant in a home invasion where a resident was sexually assaulted and another was held at knifepoint. At approximately 7:16 a.m. today the NPD responded to reports of a home invasion on the 200 block of […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The campus of Illinois State University was decked out in denim and writing on T-shirts as the registered student organization “Students Ending Rape Culture” held their final events of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Denim Day and the Clothesline Project are two reoccurring events held by SERC. Denim Day stands in solidarity […]
Image courtesy of the SERC Instagram page NORMAL, Ill. – The second Friday of April is nationally recognized as the Day of Silence, where people stay silent in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community against homophobic transgressions and silencing of the community as a whole. It is commonly observed in educational institutions. Students Ending Rape Culture […]
Image courtesy of the McLean County Health Department Facebook page NORMAL, Ill. – The first week of April has come and gone, and with it went National Public Health Week. The McLean County Health Department seized the opportunity this week gave them and used it to promote public health in the community. Marianne Manko is […]