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NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Fire Department Investigation Team has concluded the investigation into the origin and cause of the fire that heavily damaged or destroyed 12 apartments at the Sugar Creek Apartments at 606 S. Linden Street. Fire investigators have determined the cause of the fire was accidental and was related to repair work being […]
Photo courtesy to Fire Chief Mick Humer NORMAL, Ill.- Residents on Hester Avenue are in destress after quickly evacuating their homes after a fire sparked this morning. The 600 block of Hester is consumed with smoke, fumes and frantic residents. Hester Avenue residents that were 15-20 ft from the fire were shaken when the […]
Photo courtesy Mick Humer, Fire Chief NORMAL, Ill.- Firefighters battled freezing temperatures at a multi-alarm blaze at Sugar Creek Apartments at 606 S. Linden Street this afternoon. Fire Chief Mick Humer said the fire destroyed or heavily damaged 12 apartments, but fortunately all tenants have been accounted for and there are no reports of any […]
Photo Courtesy of Illinois State University Facebook Page. NORMAL, Ill. – Residents and students in Bloomington-Normal are looking for answers after a train derailment occurred this morning between Vernon Avenue and Fell Avenue. It is unknown if students in the vicinity will lose power throughout the day. Director of Media Relations at Illinois State University, […]
Photo courtesy to Uptown Station Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- A major train derailment has occurred near Hester Avenue and has resulted in railroad crossings being blocked throughout the Town of Normal by the remaining train. UPDATE Railroad crossings are closed at: University St. Fell Avenue. Broadway St. Linden St. College Ave. Mulberry St. Beech St. […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill. – After nearly a year of debilitating darkness, college students are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel– the light being the vaccine rollout. Two college students are optimistic now that vaccines have started to be administered on campus. Mental health has been negatively affected […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill.- A new book studying the connections Abraham Lincoln had to Illinois State University is to hit local book stores. Historian Tom Emery and ISU alum Carl Kasten created the 280-page book, “Abraham Lincoln and the Heritage of Illinois State University,” that uncovers the untold stories of Lincoln at ISU. […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill.- Online learning can be challenging when completing certain goals or tasks virtually, but that has not stopped Illinois State University’s theatre program. The department is now offering Saturday Creative Drama classes. The class is available to students in the grade levels of kindergarten through 6th grade in […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill.- On Monday, Feb. 1, all potential Illinois State University graduates for the Spring of 2021 and Summer 2021 received the long awaited update on what their commencement ceremony would look like. Last year, graduates received a strictly virtual ceremony at the scheduled time of their graduation. Students were able […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- A sigh of relief may come to those who voted in the 2020 General Election, but the voting isn’t over until April 6. 2021. The Bloomington Board of Election Commissioners (BEC) Executive Director says he hopes the voter turnout will exceed years prior. “I think voters pay less attention to them, that being […]