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Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – International Relations and Geography Professor Marie Price, gave her lecture on border migration this past Friday. Professor John Kostelnick gave more insight as to what the lecture was about, its main points, and why they believe that border migration and geography are important topics that affect […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington Police Department and McLean County Coroner’s Office have released the identities of the four dead individuals found on the 900 block of North Lee Street on Sunday morning. Pronounced deceased at 12:27 p.m., on Feb. 23, 2025, were Christopher H. Simmons, age 33, of Bloomington, Illinois; Chelsea L. Lusher, age […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Fourth District Appellate Court will soon be meeting in the Bone Student Center to decide on developments in two high profile murder cases. Barton McNeil and Jamie Snow are both Bloomington residents who were convicted of separate murders, and both have been undergoing long fights to prove themselves innocent. McNeil was […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Four people were found dead Sunday morning at a home in the northwest corner of Bloomington. Bloomington police and paramedics were dispatched to the 900 block of North Lee Street around 11 a.m. for a death investigation inside a residence. A press release sent out Sunday evening states the event is an […]
Image courtesy of the official Methodist College website PEORIA, Ill. – The Academic Investment Program is a tuition support program developed by Carle Health to assist nursing students at Methodist College. The Chancellor of Methodist College, Kayla Banks, explains the benefits of the program after graduation. “They will have a direct pathway for open clinical […]
Image courtesy of White Horse Academy NORMAL, Ill. – White Horse Academy recently held an open house to introduce their community to their institution. Amid their very first school year; the private elementary school added a different style of curriculum to the sea of educational institutions in McLean County. Classical Christian education blends liberal arts […]
Image courtesy of the official Heartland Community College website NORMAL, Ill. – Heartland Community College is bringing back its most laughable fundraiser to raise money for various student programs. The HCC Funnyrasier Comedy Night will raise money for the Foundation Funding Priorities (FFPs), including the Night Hawks evening child care program, the Student Emergency Fund, […]
Image Courtesy of Next To Normal Story Slam BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — “Next To Normal Story Slam” is a local event where the storytellers of the community can come together and share with the crowd. Next to Normal Co-host and Coordinator Devon Lovell, created the event in 2018 as a platform for the community to share […]
Image courtesy of the Normal Theater Instagram page NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Theatre is partnering with Illinois State University campus organizations to celebrate Black History Month and Women’s History Month throughout February and March. African American Studies and the Queer Coalition each approached the Theatre with individual ideas for series’, resulting in the Black […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The College of Applied Science and Technology program CAST Connections held an event to spread the love this Valentine’s Day. Cards of Hope allowed students to create valentines for people impacted by traumatic events. Event creator John Munn explained how the event started and where the cards are going. “Cards of Hope […]