Author: Luke Biondi
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council has approved a split of the city’s Economic and Community Development department into two separate departments. The split will lead to the creation of the Department of Community Impact and Enhancement, tasked with focusing on grants and community development more broadly, and the Development Services Department, tasked with […]
NORMAL, Ill, – Dave Kohler and Sally Owens are vying for a spot in office as the Senator for Illinois in Legislative District 46 Koehler is the incumbent candidate in this race and is no stranger to the campaigning process. Koehler has been serving in his position since 2006 and hopes to continue to be […]
Image courtesy of the ISU College of Education’s official Instagram page Educators Rising Illinois and ISU will host their second annual Educator Signing Day on Monday, August 26 at 5 p.m. at ISU’s Metcalf School in the Hayden Auditorium. Students will be signing contracts committing to their future in the field of education. Educators Rising […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Over the past month, the Normal Police Department has concluded three major cases pertaining to child sexual abuse after convictions and sentencing. NPD Detective Kendra DeRosa says that these three cases are a demonstration of three distinctly different types of cases that they receive at the department. DeRosa is part of a […]
Photo provided by the City of Bloomington BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After a 32-year-long career, Bloomington Fire Chief Eric West has announced his intention to retire in early December, ending a career he said he has enjoyed every minute of. West didn’t envision himself working as a firefighter. He talked about the other plans he had […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Carle BroMenn Medical Center hosted an organ donation awareness event on Tuesday. The first to speak at the event was John Wieland, the Chief Medical officer of BroMenn Medical Center. Wieland spoke on the importance of organ donations, and the impact he has seen organ transplants make firsthand. Wieland encouraged all eligible […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois Wesleyan University has announced its plans for its newly formed School of Business and Economics (SOBE). Along with existing business programs, the new school will house new majors such as professional sales, supply chain management, quantitative finance and financial planning. SOBE Interim Director, Dr. John Camey, says the school is focusing […]
Photo provided by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NORMAL, Ill. – The world’s largest-ever trial of a four-day workweek was recently conducted in the UK and analysts have concluded that the benefits of a shortened workweek may outweigh the costs. The trial results showed a growth in revenue and improved employee retention for companies that shortened […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The newly founded Cannabis Club at Illinois State University aims to destigmatize cannabis use and provide students who would like to join the cannabis industry with a space to organize and collaborate. President of Cannabis Club and ISU student, Jackie Heim, believes that stigmatization of cannabis is unwarranted, and cannabis should be […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Students at the Illinois State University Wonsook Kim School of Fine Arts produced the exhibit of original printed images from the Renaissance and Baroque time period. The works primarily books and prints that were produced from 1400-1700 are now on display at Milner Library. Assistant Professor of Art History at ISU and […]