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Photo provided by Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University announced on January 13th that Dr. Thomas Keyser will be named a founding dean for the ISU College of Engineering. Keyser, currently serving as the Dean of the College of Engineering, Technology and Management at Oregon Institute of Technology, was appointed to be […]
Photo Provided by Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Julissa Roman and the Dean of Students Office of Illinois State University hosted their first Tea at Three event of the semester on Wednesday, January 18. A unit of the Dean of Students Office, the Leadership Education and Development unit, or LEAD, works to make a […]
NORMAL, Ill. – On Monday Jan. 16, various buildings across the Illinois State University campus experienced major power outages. Despite the vast area covered by the outage, ISU electricians worked to restore power to the affected areas of campus within the day. At around 2 p.m. on Monday, an emergency alert was issued from ISU […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town Council held their second town meeting of the month on Jan. 17, 2023. Continuing from the developments of the previous council meeting, the Normal Town Council moved to approve the annexation for 36 acres of land for the development of 477 units of luxury multifamily housing. The plot of […]
NORMAL, Ill. – At the University of Illinois-Springfield and at the Old State Capitol, the new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in on Jan. 11th. There were new faces and old, with new members being celebrated, including the newest representative of the 91st District, Sharon Chung (D), who is a Democrat from Bloomington-Normal. Other notable […]
NORMAL, Ill. “New Year Free Cycle” is an event that will be held in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center by the Office of Sustainability and ISU Share Shop. Students of ISU are invited to partake in the event by collecting items from the event such as clothes, household items, school supplies, etc. […]
NORMAL, Ill. – In a town surrounded by corn and college students, Mass VR provides a portal to not only first-person interactive gaming, but a new wave of technology. From Mario Bros. to Metroid, gaming has been a household staple throughout the 2000s, but in the last few years a whole new perspective of gaming […]
Photo provided by Illinois State University SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker stated in a press release on December 6th that the governor has signed HB1095, a series of amendments and clarifications to the SAFE-T Act. The Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act was signed in 2021 and was […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Carden Park Playground Area has officially been reopened this week after additions to the playground were made. The 5-acre park that connects to Constitution Trail was originally created through a cooperative partnership with McLean County Unit 5 School District. The Normal Parks and Recreation department added much needed accessibility to the […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill – Businesses in downtown Bloomington came together once again to celebrate the once a month First Friday event. As the sun set on December 2nd, businesses in Bloomington lit their trees and put on costumes to celebrate this month’s theme of “Once Upon a Holiday”. One such business was La La Boutique, owned […]