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Image courtesy of the City of Bloomington BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Emergency response time is critical for saving lives in the Bloomington community. The city of Bloomington is installing new equipment at 87 intersections that will detect when an emergency vehicle is approaching. The installations are expected to improve response times by allowing traffic signals to […]
Image courtesy of the Children’s Discovery Museum NORMAL, Ill. – The Children’s Discovery Museum will open a new second-floor exhibit, “From Farm to a Healthy Me,” aimed at connecting the Bloomington-Normal community through interactive learning and play. The museum will offer a sneak peek of the exhibit on April 6, followed by an official opening […]
Image courtesy of State Farm BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – State Farm is closing two of its buildings and is consolidating its office space into one in what the company sees as a “new chapter.” In an announcement shared with employees, CEO Joe Farney shared plans to bring all 13,000 Bloomington-based associates to the Corporate South campus. […]
Image courtesy of the Nomad Theatre Company BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – March is Women’s History Month, and the Nomad Theatre Company is honoring that with its Pop-Up HERstory performances. The HERstory performance consists of local writers and actors telling the story of influential women throughout history. There are ten different women being portrayed, and each has […]
Image courtesy of the City of Bloomington BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council met for its biweekly meeting Monday night to discuss agenda items for the city. One item postponed from this week’s agenda was a proposal for a data center. Data centers store digital information and may incorporate the use of artificial intelligence. […]
NORMAL, Ill. – In the early morning hours of March 22, a shooting occurred in the 700 block of Franklin Street, less than a quarter-mile from Illinois State University’s campus. Illinois State University Police Chief Aaron Woodruff spoke about the incident. “At some point, Normal Police heard some shots ringing out. We weren’t exactly sure […]
Image courtesy of Unit 5 NORMAL, Ill. – A teacher in the Unit 5 district has been nominated for Illinois’ Teacher of the Year award by the Illinois State Board of Education. Donald Whitman of Normal Community High School was named the East Central Region Teacher of the Year last month. He is now one […]
This is a developing story. The following information is accurate as of March 22 at 1:14 p.m. Further updates will be made as more information is released NORMAL, Ill. – Normal Police are investigating a shooting that injured six people early this morning. Officers responded around 2:40 a.m. to reports of multiple shots fired […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The National Invitational Tournament is coming to Illinois State University, giving basketball teams that did not make the NCAA Tournament a chance to compete in the postseason at a high level. Jeri Beggs, director of athletics, said the goal is to support student-athletes while also giving back to the community by allowing […]
Image courtesy of McLean County NORMAL, Ill. – Voters cast 13,614 ballots in the Illinois primary election in McLean County, out of 62,078 registered voters. In the city of Bloomington, 10,688 ballots were cast out of 52,315 registered voters. The unofficial results for McLean County are as follows: Federal U.S. Senator Don Tracy (Rep) […]