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NORMAL, Ill.– As the summer is drawing to a close, DESTIHL Brewery’s TourBus Concert Series is still ongoing and bringing local entertainment weekly. DESTIHL has put on shows since 2023 and has hosted local artists to perform primarily during the summer months. Shows take place outdoors in the Beer Hall lawn and shift to the […]
NORMAL, Ill. – After introducing its College of Engineering in the fall of 2025, Illinois State University has seen a rise in Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) focused on engineering. One of these RSOs is the Motor Birds, an organization aimed at building a functional Formula 1 style racecar by the end of the semester, according […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Festival ISU is an opportunity for Illinois State University students to learn about different organizations on campus and find what interests students the most. Many Registered Student Organizations showed up for Festival ISU and were able to show what their RSO’s do and represent Karsten Simmons, a Senior at ISU, discussed how […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Early Wednesday morning, rescue crews were dispatched to a house fire on the western end of Bloomington. 8 people were taken to the hospital, and several Fire Rescue crews worked through the night to battle an explosion that then caused the fire. Nicor Gas crews shut off gas to the property, but […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The City of Bloomington approved a contract with Teska Associates for the West Bloomington Quality of Life Road Map and made amendments to the Bloomington zoning code. At the meeting, City Manager Jeff Jurgens announced a Data Center City/Town Panel Discussion on Wednesday at 5-8 p.m. at the Bloomington Center for the […]
NORMAL, Ill. — As Illinois State University students return to campus, many students are still coping with the aftermath of Thursday’s severe thunderstorms that left the campus and the Bloomington-Normal community without power. Lucas Flynn, a Freshman at ISU, discussed how it was hard for him to buy his textbooks for class a couple of […]
Image courtesy of Normal Community Athletics. Normal, Ill.— Illinois High School football is set to kick off Friday night at Bloomington High School, where Normal Community High School and Bloomington High School will look to begin their seasons with a win. Normal Community is coming off of a 7-3 season in which they went 7-1 […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Five people were injured Friday afternoon when a pickup truck crashed into the Children’s Discovery Museum in Uptown Normal. Normal police officers were dispatched around 3:15 p.m. to the area of Uptown Circle for a report of a crash. On scene, officers and first responders from the Normal Fire Department rendered aid […]
NORMAL, Ill. — During Thursday afternoon’s storms that swept through Illinois State University and the Bloomington-Normal area, students and move-in workers recorded glass shattering and falling at Watterson Towers residence halls. Videos recorded by students showed broken windows on Watterson’s T floors, while another video that circulated on social media showed glass falling and shattering […]
Images courtesy Illinois State Students NORMAL, IL. – On Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service [NWS] reported that McLean County was hit by 1.64 inches of rain in one hour. The storms caused damage to telephone poles, trees, and buildings on Illinois State University’s campus and the surrounding communities. “It kind of looked like a […]