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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Becca Wagner was hired as the new Sports Director for the YMCA as of Feb. 26. Wagner has experience with organizing NCAA tournaments for sports such as baseball, soccer, softball, track and a variety of others. She helped with her first tournament with her father in 2005. Wagner explained how sports were […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Aondover Tarhule, Ph.D., has been chosen to become the twenty-first president of Illinois State University, pending approval by the ISU Board of Trustees. The board made the announcement in a campus-wide email that it intends to pursue him for the position. The board will officially vote on the appointment in a special […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The town of Normal held their first council meeting of the month on March 4. Following the budget presentation for Normal just under a month ago, the council voted unanimously Monday night on the $223 million fiscal year budget for 2024-2025. The plan stands between the economic boom following the pandemic and the […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL Ill. – As the countdown to the highly anticipated 2024 total solar eclipse begins, the campus of Illinois State University is gearing up. The total solar eclipse, a rare astronomical event where the moon completely obscures the sun, will cast its shadow across numerous states and cities, including […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Educators Rising of Illinois came to Illinois State University for their annual state conference yesterday. Educators Rising is a movement created to provide a clear pathway to increase teacher diversity and quality. This was their fourth annual conference featuring guest speakers from all over Illinois. From noon to 12:50 p.m., they had […]
Image Courtesy of McLean County NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois 88th House District seat is up for grabs with two Central Illinois natives vying for the spot. The local farmer and current McLean County board member and the businesswoman from Decatur will face off in the primary elections. Chuck Erickson and Regan Deering are both […]
Image Courtesy of the City of Bloomington NORMAL, Ill. – The City of Bloomington and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) held an event this week to present upcoming transportation projects impacting the community. The presentation was held on Feb. 26 and was open to the public for viewing. The informative session provided residents with […]
Story written by Logan O’Brien NORMAL, Ill. – After speaking at the Digital Privacy and Civil Liberties event hosted by ISU, Stephen Ragan had more to say about our civil liberties, privacy and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Ragan is a part of ACLU, an organization devoted to defending the rights of people nationwide. […]
Photo provided by Heartland Community College NORMAL, Ill. – Heartland Community College received a gift from one of their foundation directors and her husband to renovate their Veterans Center. HCC plans to use the gift to fully renovate and update the current center for students. The temporary location for the Veterans Center is at the […]
NORMAL, Ill. – After two apartment fires in the Bloomington-Normal area for the month of February, the Bloomington Fire Department provides tips to residents as to how to be better prepared in the event of a fire. A Feb. 14 fire, on Brickyard Drive, and most recently a Feb. 26 fire, on North Hershey Road, […]