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Image courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Director of Business Attraction for the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council Casey Peterson has been recognized as an emerging leader for local business and has been awarded a scholarship to support his professional growth. The Mid-America Economic Development Council awarded Peterson their 2024 Bob Ady Scholarship. Peterson’s […]
Photo provided by Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The City of Bloomington is hosting the second open house for the Downtown Streetscape event on Tuesday, Feb. 13 from 4-6:30 p.m. This event is an initiative for all members of the community to help reshape Downtown Bloomington. The public can attend this free of charge to […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Last weekend, the Jelani Day Foundation held their second annual memorial dinner for the late Illinois State University graduate student. In 2021, Day was studying speech pathology and he went missing before eventually being found dead weeks later. Now, the Jelani Day Foundation aims to keep his memory alive and help people […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council held their first council meeting of the month on Feb. 5. Presenting a more cooled projection of finances for the town of Normal, Financial Directed Andrew Huhn presented the proposed budget for the city with a five year outlook, highlighting slowed revenue growths, strong debt payments and what raised […]
NORMAL, Ill. – 182 artists who graduated between 1968 and 2023 are participating in University Galleries’ current exhibit “Alumni Spectacular.” The “Alumni Spectacular” celebrates University Galleries’ 50th Anniversary and all of the talented artists from its history. All artwork displayed are from those that have graduated from the Wonsook Kim School of Art and […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Housing Instagram NORMAL, Ill. – At the last Board of Trustees meeting, an approved agenda item was for the $17.5 million dollar restoration project on Watterson Towers. A concern about this restoration is the disruption it may have for students residing in Watterson Towers. However, Illinois State University Associate Vice […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The City of Bloomington will hold a job fair at the Grossinger Motors Arena on March 5 in preparation for the seasonal jobs the city has available for the summer season. The job fair will help people learn about further details of the job descriptions and the job responsibilities. It will give […]
Photo provided by the Illini Cat Club BLOOMINGTON, Ill – The Illini Cat Club will host its annual cat show on March 2-3 at the McLean County Fairgrounds. This will be the first time the event will be held in Bloomington and this year’s theme will be March Madness. The cat show is expected to […]
Image courtesy of the Federal Trade Commission. NORMAL, Ill. – This week was National Identity Theft Awareness Week, an annual event meant to help people avoid getting their information stolen. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), data breaches, lost wallets and hacked online accounts are all potential ways to get your identity stolen. Normal […]
Photo provided by Josh Walker BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – In the Bloomington-Normal area, there are several warming centers that the county has organized. These centers are short term locations where people can get out of dangerous temperatures to prevent injury or loss of life. They are for citizens to utilize in extreme cold weather during the […]