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Image Courtesy of the McLean County Health Department Facebook page Despite the CDC reporting elevated incidence rates of COVID-19 at the end of August, Illinois respiratory illness levels are still at a minimum. McLean County Health Department’s Public Affairs Coordinator Marianne Manko explained why incidence rates are higher, and how best to keep them at […]
Image courtesy to news.illinoisstate.edu NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University’s Wonsook College of Fine Arts will display events for families and residents. The Visual Arts program and the Creative Drama Program are built into the “Saturdays for Creativity” events and will run from Sept. 9 through Oct. 8. Allison Alcorn serves as the director of […]
Written by Ben Hudy BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – On Wednesday night, Bloomington police officers were dispatched to Illinois Wesleyan University with report of an active shooter. Similarly, Illinois State police had received reports of a potential active shooter on their campus. Both reports were investigated thoroughly with no active threats found and the report being not […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Public Safety and Community Relations Board (PSCRB) held a meeting addressing the murder of Sonya Massey on Aug. 28. Sonya Massey was a 36-year-old Black woman who was murdered by an on-duty Springfield police officer in July. Following her killing, the national conversation on police accountability and racism in police […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University held its annual “Festival ISU” for students on Tuesday and Wednesday. The event has taken place on the ISU quad in previous years, but moved inside the Bone Student Center due to excessive heat. The festival celebrated its 35 year anniversary after it kicked off in 1989. Jacob Rottinghause […]
Photo provided by Mid-Central Community Action’s official website BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends with Us” has sparked major controversy in the media following the release of its silver screen adaptation. From the promotional press around the movie to the details of the story itself, there have been many dissenting opinions on whether the […]
Story written by Liam Lyons NORMAL, Ill. — This past weekend, the Sweet Corn Circus took place in Uptown Normal. This event occurs around this time every year and runs from Saturday to Sunday. Alongside the corn were tents and booths for many businesses and groups in the Bloomington-Normal area. The event featured acrobatics from […]
The Illinois State University Police received a report of an on-campus assault at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Aug. 24. Four suspects confronted a student on a scooter near the Bone Student Center, knocking him off his scooter and punching him in the face. The suspects also reportedly used homophobic and offensive slurs against the student. […]
Image courtesy of the ISU College of Education’s official Instagram page Educators Rising Illinois and ISU will host their second annual Educator Signing Day on Monday, August 26 at 5 p.m. at ISU’s Metcalf School in the Hayden Auditorium. Students will be signing contracts committing to their future in the field of education. Educators Rising […]
Image courtesy of Bloomingtonbisonhockey.com BLOOMINGTON, Ill. —Newly appointed Bloomington Bison Head Coach and General Manager Phil Barski spoke at the Bloomington City Council meeting on Monday night. Barski stressed the difficulty of having a new inaugural team in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) be successful in their first season. He provided a game plan to […]