Author: Bella Marello
Images from Monday night’s council meeting The Normal Town Council approved a motion to authorize the preparation of the 2024 property tax levy and an ordinance amending the current purchasing policy. The Normal City Manager Pamela Reece said this new tax levy would increase annual property taxes by 4.91% which would support general […]
Image courtesy of news.illinoisstate.edu NORMAL, Ill. – As election season wraps up, final results are being released. Millions of votes are still being counted, and it will be a while before official federal results are released, but the race has been called. Former President Donald J. Trump has been elected as the 47th president of […]
Images Courtesy of the official campaign websites of both candidates NORMAL, Ill. – Judge Joe McGraw and Congressman Eric Sorenson are the candidates running for the House of Representatives for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. Congressman Sorenson is running for re-election as the democratic candidate, and this is Judge McGraw’s first time running for political office […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Election season is in full swing and early voting deadlines are on the horizon. Illinois State University Center for Civic Engagement Director Paige Buschman shared the benefits of voting early. “Early voting tends to be a lot more relaxed in terms of volume, so you’re not going to see huge lines […]
Image courtesy of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies’ official Instagram page NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University’s Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and the Queer Coalition hosted a Lunch ‘n’ Learn event last Thursday with Equality Illinois, the state’s LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. Conversation at this Lunch ‘n’ Learn focused on the challenges LGBTQ+ […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University is opening a child protection training academy in early November. This new addition will make ISU to be one of four regional training hubs for the Illinois DCFS. Doris Houston is the co-director of the training academy. She shared what the program will look like for students. “We’ll be […]
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