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Photo courtesy of the City of Bloomington BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council is aiming to tackle local issues through collaborative efforts. City Council Member and Ward 6 representative Cody Hendricks discusses the Council’s role and his respectively. Some current issues that Hendricks mentioned include those of community and economy. A main topic of […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Heartland Community College introduced a new electrical vehicle certification program. Adam Campbell, Dean of Career and Technical Education, talks about what this program will consist of and why HCC felt it was important to establish it at their institution. “The certificate itself is called the Energy […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – A series of antisemitic flyers were posted around downtown Bloomington this past weekend. The flyers were posted at various businesses with no clear direction, save for the one posted at the office of the McLean County Democrats. The posters had many targets, including the Biden Administration, feminism and Blackrock, a large investment […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University’s Planetarium is back in full swing with two new shows open to the public. Planetarium Director Thomas Willmitch spoke on the two news shows about what’s on the horizon for the Planetarium. ‘The new shows that are open to the public are ‘Mars: The Ultimate Voyage’ and ‘Mysteries of […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Town of Normal has recently seen an uptick in retail theft. Normal Police Department Public Information Officer Brad Park elaborated on this issues and others effecting the community. “Every now and again, we will see a specific crew looking for a specific item at a specific store,” Park said. “For example, […]
Image courtesy of The Aristocrats Band BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA) is hosting Valentine’s Dance on Saturday, Feb 1, featuring the musical stylings of The Aristocrats. Director of Arts and Entertainment Anthony Nelson explained what the evening will entail. “There will be tables for people to sit at, the […]
Image courtesy of the Office of Sustainability NORMAL, Ill. – A new sustainability program will provide students with low-cost, high-quality produce once a week for eight weeks. The The Redbird Fresh Market was developed by a group of students from the College of Business’ Innovative Consulting Community course in which they were told to increase […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University Police released a statement on a recent incident on campus. University Police responded to multiple calls around 11 a.m. yesterday morning of an individual in the State Farm Hall of Business repeatedly calling for help while being chased. Officers arrived on scene shortly after and discovered that the […]
Image courtesy of Community Resources for Justice NORMAL, Ill. – The Bloomington Human Relations Commission is renewing their annual Black History Month Essay contest for the month of February. The annual essay contest based in Bloomington is for grade school students and aims for writers to dive into topics of black history and important historical […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University will host the nearly sold-out Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center at 5 p.m. Tickets are available through Jan. 31 or until sold-out. Emmy-nominated, multiplatform storyteller and producer Baratunde Thurston will be the featured speaker for […]