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Photo Courtesy IllinoisState.edu NORMAL, Ill. – An award-winning author will be coming to Illinois State University to discuss her works. Author Emil Ferris will be coming to ReggieCon to discuss her novel My Favorite Thing is Monsters, with different panelists who are faculty at ISU. ReggieCon is a monthly event where experts with a passion […]
Photo Courtesy APAC Facebook Page. NORMAL, Ill. – The Asian Pacific American Coalition serves as a safe space for Asian Americans and for people who want to learn more about the heritage of Asian culture on campus. APAC, Vice President Christine Aganon explains how they are currently working on growing as an organization. “Recently, our […]
Photo courtesy of @IllinoisStateU Twitter NORMAL, Ill. – October usually signals the coming of Halloween costumes, vibrant orange and red leaves, and chilly temperatures. And while the costumes will still be prominent this fall, the latter two may not. Due to climate change, this October has been unseasonably warm– breaking or almost breaking temperature records […]
Photo Courtesy Bloomington Police Department. BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The LaSalle County Coroner has determined drowning as the cause of death of former Illinois State graduate student Jelani Day. “After consideration of the currently known circumstances surrounding his death, based upon review of the extensive available investigation, medical, and dental information, and after postmortem examination with […]
Photo Courtesy of Treat Fest Facebook Page NORMAL, Ill.-Uptown Normal is hosting Treat Feast where kids can trick-or-treat, enjoy music, and explore all that Uptown has to offer in a fun and safe environment. This upcoming weekend Normal will be closing down the streets of Uptown to host this event. Normal’s Communications Specialist, Rachelle Cantero, […]
BLOOMINGTON Ill.- An event that showcased during the pandemic is making its way back to Bloomington. Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Athletics Program Manager Neal McKenry mentioned how last year’s drive-thru format and will remain the same for this year’s event. “This year we just decided to keep it as a drive thru. Parents drive […]
Illinois News Broadcasters Association held an event in which they named Bloomington-Normal native and U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger as Illiniosan of the Year. The event primarily consisted of Kinzinger talking about his experience during the January 6 insurrection. During the event, Kinzinger touched on certain topics that occurred during the summer of 2020. He brought […]
Photo Courtesy from McLean County Twitter NORMAL, Ill.–McLean County Health Department is offering mass vaccination clinics for COVID-19 booster shots to those who received Pfizer in as their original doses. The clinics are offered every Thursday — with a few exceptions for holidays such as Thanksgiving – at Grossinger Motors Arena from 10 a.m. -3 p.m. […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Fully Free campaign is a campaign that wants to end permanent consequences for ex-convicts once they get out of prison. On Saturday, October 11th, Fully Free and YMCA hosted a community barbeque, where people could come and learn what the campaign is all about. There were many key speakers, including Mayor […]
Photo Courtesy of Peoria Civic Center Facebook Page PEORIA, Ill. — This upcoming holiday season, Peoria Civic Center welcomes back violinist Lindsey Stirling for a holiday show on Dec. 4. Stirling has attracted over 13 million subscribers along with more than 3 billion views on YouTube. In 2015 Forbes placed Stirling as the highest-ranked female […]