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NORMAL – The twelfth annual Fiesta Latina will be this Saturday in the Prairie Room at the Bone Student Center. The event will have a live salsa band for the beginning along with a full buffet for dinner from 7-8 p.m. After dinner, the room will turn into a dance party as there will be […]
BLOOMINGTON – Just under 10% of registered voters had their voice heard in the Bloomington municipal election on Tuesday. They elected four new aldermen into City Council Donna Boelen defeated Georgene Chissell by recieving 59.9% of the votes for Ward 2 Alderman. Julie Emig was elected to be the Ward 4 Alderman after having 60.16% […]
BLOOMINGTON – A homicide shooting occurred last night in Bloomington. At approximately 9:48 p.m., Bloomington Police responded to reports of shots fired on the 1200 block of Orchard Road in Bloomington. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male later identified as Nathaniel Caldwell, 26, with gunshot wounds. Caldwell was transported to an area hospital for treatment. His condition is […]
NORMAL – After a long municipal election day, an incumbent remains in only one of the three seats on the Normal Town Council that were up for election. Kathleen Lorenz, who has been on the council since 2015, won 14.52% of the vote, allowing her to stay in office for another term. She was not the […]
NORMAL – Today is the Normal municipal election. At the Bone Student Center on the campus of Illinois State University, voter turnout has been average in comparison to previous municipal elections. Election judge Donna Beyer confirmed that around 90 people had voted at that precinct throughout the day, which was about 20 percent of all […]
NORMAL- The Student Wellness Ambassador team (SWAT) made yet another appearance on the ISU campus today to promote health and awareness for students and staff. Each week, SWAT gazebos are put up on various Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in various locations on the Illinois State University campus to get resources out to students and staff. […]
NORMAL – The Chi Omega sorority host’s their annual charity Greek dance competition this weekend at Redbird Arena. This specific philanthropic event will be hosted by the social sorority Chi Omega. The “March Madness” dance competition will support the Make-a-Wish Foundation with all proceeds from the event being donated to the organization. 2019 will mark […]
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 […]