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NORMAL – The One Voice Task Force, led by the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council, will make their annual trip to Washington, D.C. from March 5th through 7th to meet with Illinois’ congressional delegation. The purpose of the project is to try to receive government funding for various local projects. This year, they are focusing on […]
NORMAL – The new five-story building that is planned to be constructed in Uptown Normal has the chance to greatly improve the local economy. Zach Dietmeier, the Vice President of Communications for the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council, says that this is exactly the sort of investment that the Town of Normal should be making. “This […]
Downtown Bloomington hosts their annual Tour de Chocolat for February’s First Friday (Photo courtesy of Downtown Bloomington Facebook). NORMAL – Tonight at five p.m. kicks off a tradition from Bloomington lasting just over 11 years. First Fridays from Downtown Bloomington happens every first Friday of the month, and this February is no different. First Fridays are […]
The Center for the Visual Arts in January 2019. (Photo by Joe Kennedy/WZND) NORMAL – Former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner granted Illinois State University 9.6 million dollars to help renovate and repair the College of Fine Arts. The university has been waiting 10 years for renovations for the CFA, this came on one of Rauner’s […]
NORMAL – Tuesday morning, all Illinois State University students and faculty received an emergency alert concerning the safety of students with the presence of ice on campus. Emergency Management alerted the campus of the safety precaution and cancelled all activities and classes before 10 am. However, some professors made their classes mandatory despite the emergency […]
Illinois State University workers repair water main break on campus Wednesday afternoon (Photo by John Murray/WZND). NORMAL – Due to a water main break on the Quad, Illinois State University Plumbing Shop, along with contractors, will have an emergency water outage at Old Union and Williams Hall beginning shortly after 1:00 p.m. Wednesday until further […]