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Photo provided via Special Olympics Illinois NORMAL, Ill. – Special Olympics Illinois is holding their annual Harley-Davidson raffle sponsored by the Illinois State Chiefs of Police Association. The raffle which has been going on since 1998, is expected to sell around 7,000 tickets this year. That number is lower than years past because of COVID, […]
WZND’s Radio Roulette Radio Roulette Giveaway Procedure: Sponsored by Avanti’s, Bloom’s Coffee Bar, D.P. Dough, Marcus Theater, Rader Family Farms, and WZND. Starts: October 5th, 2022 End Date: November 30th, 2022 WZND’s Radio Roulette Giveaway Rules: Callers will be able to call in every Wednesday during Wake Up Normal starting October 5th and ending November […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Center of Civic Engagement is hosting events for various community organizations. McKenna Myers, a graduate student and employee at the Center for Civic Engagement, describes the center’s plans and goals for the service events. “Our primary goal when we organize a service is to meet the needs of the community partner” […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds took on the Southern Illinois Salukis to kick off October, the Redbirds sporting a 2-1 record coming into the contest and the Salukis coming in with an even 2-2 record after starting their season off 0-2. It was the Salukis in the end […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Miller Park Zoo has announced that on October 8th, they will be hosting the first ever “Zoovie night”. Guest Services Manager at the Miller Park Zoo, Sandra Goaley, briefly touched on the goal of the evening’s festivities. “We are just trying to appeal to a different audience,” said Goaley. “People like coming […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL Ill. – Redbird soccer will look to bounce back from a recent losing streak on Thursday. The Redbirds have now lost three games in a row. With the most recent loss against Indiana State, the team’s record is now 2-9. Even though scoring has been an issue for the […]
Story authored by Jake Pearson NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University President Terri Goss Kinzy delivered the state of the university address Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the concert hall of the Center for the Performing Arts. At the event, President Kinzy unveiled a number of projects that ISU is planning to achieve by the […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL Ill. – Illinois State University’s soccer team is looking to continue their recent success in the upcoming matches. The Redbirds had initially struggled and started the season with a six game losing streak. That streak came to a halting stop with a 5-1 victory against Lindenwood last […]
NORMAL, Ill – At approximately 12:30am on Wednesday, a driver struck two pedestrians outside Pub II. Both men are in critical condition. Normal police say they responded to a call about a vehicular accident, on the scene they found two male pedestrians had been hit by a driver. Normal Fire Department rushed them to the […]
NORMAL, Ill. – While Illinois State University may seem like it’s international reach is limited due to it’s central midwestern location, there are still stories of Redbirds making their presence known abroad. One of those Redbirds making an impact helping others is second-year political science grad student Jeffrey Walsh who spent his summer overseas in […]