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Photo Courtesy from Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Free food, party games, and reunions will be held this upcoming weekend for the Illinois State University community. Illinois State University hosts its annual Homecoming week, featuring a multitude of events such as parades, colorful decorations all across the campus, and its highly anticipated football game. […]
Sugar Creek Arts Facebook Page. NORMAL, Ill. – McLean County Arts Center and the Town of Normal present the Sugar Creek Arts Festival on October 9th and the 10th. This event will be in its 37th year in Uptown Normal. Sugar Creek Arts Festival is voted number 1 for the Best Readers Choice Award in […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Tears, memories, and the celebration of Jelani Day entered Redbird Arena Thursday night. The family of Jelani Day attended the memorial in which they expressed their thoughts of their late son and brother. Carmen Bolden Day, Jelani’s mother said that she wished she could have done something the day she found out […]
Photo Courtesy of NFPA SPRINGFIELD,Ill.- Governor JB Prizker announced that October 3rd thru October 9th is National Fire Prevention Week. The campaign for 2021 is “Learn The Sounds Of Fire Safety.” State Fire Marshal spokesperson JC Fultz spoke on the importance of safety sounds regarding fire alarms and carbon monoxide. “What we really want you […]
NORMAL, Ill.-On Monday students and residents of Normal gathered together in Uptown after a mural of ISU graduate student Jelani Day was taken down. There were key speakers at the event ranging from residents, employers of the area, students, and more. The community took time to commemorate the life of Jelani Day and Black Lives […]
Photo Courtesy of Illinois Art Station NORMAL, Ill.-There is a new place for crafts on East Vernon Avenue. The Illinois Art Station is a non-profit organization that provides transformative learning for children ages one to 18 through hands-on engagement with visual arts. Executive Director of Illinois Art Station, Laura Jaster, went into detail on the […]
Photo Courtesy Acafellaz Facebook Page NORMAL, Ill. – Family weekend would not be complete without some music to accompany the atmosphere. This Sunday, Illinois State University’s four acapella groups will host Acapalooza, a celebration of acapella at ISU. “So Acapalooza is like a beginning of the year concert that all the acapella groups put on […]
Photo Courtesy of IDPH Facebook Page SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first human case of rabies in Illinois since 1954. A Lake County man in his 80’s was bitten by a bat in mid-August, it later tested positive for rabies. The man had symptoms of rabies such […]
Photo Courtesy from For A Better Tomorrow For a Better Tomorrow announced the recipients of the 2021 Why I See You (YICU) Service Awards virtually on Sunday, September 19. YICU uses this ceremony to honor young people that make a difference in their community through volunteering in their neighborhoods. “They seem to be always doing […]
University Galleries of Illinois State University Facebook Page NORMAL, Ill. – University Galleries of Illinois State University is currently presenting ‘T.J. Dedeaux-Norris: Second Line’ from now until December 21, 2021. Dedeaux recounts that her primary inspirations for ‘Second Line’ stemmed from family as well as Hurricane Katrina. Dedeaux practiced institutional critique for this exhibition, a […]