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BLOOMINGTON – The local municipal election for Bloomington is today. The voter turnout at one polling place, Hansen Student Center on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University, has been fairly modest. Election Judge Tim Dooley was able to confirm that they’ve had over one-hundred people turn up to vote as of 1 pm today. It […]
In the March edition of the Birds-I-View, hosts Ashley Antonini, Anthony Ferretti and Zach Wilson, along with the WZND News Team, take an inside look at the upcoming municipal elections on April 2nd. WZND’s Carly Halberg begins the show by examining the differences between the municipal and midterm elections (1:50-4:16). Then, Elizabeth Kolze takes a […]
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has agreed to increase pay for more than 40,000 home aid and child care workers. Around 28,000 personal assistants working through Illinois’ home service program will receive a 48-cent per hour raise. In 2017, former Governor Bruce Rauner refused to give aid workers a raise even though the raises […]
NORMAL – This Thursday, a seminar was held in Stevenson Hall to address corruption, theft and bribery that is exhibited by public officials. The seminar was held by Associate Professor of Economics and the Director of the Institute for Corruption Studies Oguzhan Dincer. Throughout the hour long seminar, plenty information and individual research was shared about […]
A grand jury has indicted Floyd Brown, the man who allegedly shot and killed Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Jacob Keltner on March 7th, with three offenses. Two of the offenses are related to firearms, but the primary charge is murder of a federal law enforcement officer. At an arraignment on Wednesday, Brown plead not guilty […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University’s Alumni Engagement hosted “Cook with a Redbird Chef: Teen Edition” on Tuesday evening with Executive Chef Matt Horton. Due to popular demand, Illinois State University’s Alumni Engagement brought back the “Cook with a Redbird Chef” event series. Horton taught participating teens the basics of cooking and gave them a hands-on […]
NORMAL – WGLT partnered with the League of Women Voters of McLean County to host a candidate forum on Tuesday night at the Alumni Center. The panel was made up of seven candidates who are running for positions on the Bloomington City Council. With only one of the seven running uncontested, the competition is heating […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University students and staff were welcomed back from spring break with some new additions to the ISU campus. Qdoba and Starbucks were added on to the Bone Student Center for the revitalization project that has been going on for over a year. While Pizza Hut and McAlister’s are still in the […]
NORMAL – On Wednesday, the Publications Unit in the Department of English hosted a book launch celebration at the Williams Hall Annex for University Professor Tim Hunt and his new book, Ticket Stubs & Liner Notes. Many fans, including family and friends gathered to show appreciation for Hunt and his work. The festivities started with Hunt […]
NORMAL – The Normal City Council held a panel Thursday night with 8 candidates running for 3 seats on the council. The event took place in Illinois State University’s Bone Student Center. The candidates include Dave Shields, Alex Campbell, R.C. McBride, Kathleen Lorenz, Pat Turner, Joel Studebaker, Stan Nord, and Karyn Smith. They were asked to […]