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NORMAL – The 25th anniversary of a local business in uptown isn’t the only thing that has them celebrating. The Children’s Discovery Museum has been awarded a pair of grants by the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation (IPCF) last month. They have also received grants from PNC and State Farm. The money from the grants will […]
Normal – On Oct. 1 the Civil Service council held a meeting discussing the homecoming events the council will be hosting this year. The council is made up of staff that represent the interests and concerns of their departments and the student body. At the meeting, the council worked on collaborating on interesting events for […]
Normal – The city of Bloomington held a joint meeting with Bloomington city council, Normal town council, and McLean County Board. The meeting was held Monday night at the Illinois State University Alumni Center and was open to the public. It was made up three presentations on different programs and developments that will impact Bloomington-Normal. […]
NORMAL – Illinois had the third-highest number of railroad crossing related deaths in the nation last year. The Illinois State Police (ISP) are taking action this week to inform people about motor and pedestrian safety when crossing train tracks. As part of Rail Safety Week, officers will crack down on rail safety laws to reduce the number of deaths related to the rail […]
NORMAL, Ill.- On Tuesday, September 24, Illinois State hosted their 75th Internship Career Fair Event at 4 p.m. in Redbird Arena. The career fair consisted of 173 employers registered for the event. Opportunities at the career fair ranged from internships to on-campus interviews. Career fair spokesperson Mike Minton expands on the benefit of the career […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University hosted their Healthy Campus Kickoff earlier this week on campus. Health Promotion and Wellness used the event to promote ways for students to learn on about their health and wellbeing. The department at Illinois State University partnered with several sponsors and clubs on campus and off-campus for the event. Setup […]
NORMAL – An accident on University Street in Normal has backed up traffic near the Fell Hall parking lot entrance at Illinois State University. According to one of the drivers involved in the accident, a Connect Transit bus running the Redbird Express route hit the left mirror of a Ford Explorer. As a result, traffic […]
NORMAL – A Semi-Truck was involved in a minor accident with a Normal Police squad car Monday afternoon in Normal. A semi turned Northbound onto University Street from College Avenue and clipped the front end of a squad car facing Southbound stopped at a red light. As of 4:30 p.m. on Monday, the truck along […]
(Photo courtesy State Senator Facebook page) SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Senator Andy Manar met with lawmakers earlier this week to work on reducing prices for insulin. Lawmakers proposed to have a monthly cap to out of pocket expenses for insulin. This legislation would make Illinois the second state to place a cap on insulin prices […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University held the annual State of the University Address Tuesday afternoon in the Center of Performing Arts. President Larry Dietz focused on ISU’s latest achievements and changes planned for the university in the address. Some achievements included the growing enrollment rate and the renaming of the Wonsook Kim College of Fine […]