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NORMAL – This Thursday, a seminar was held in Stevenson Hall to address corruption, theft and bribery that is exhibited by public officials. The seminar was held by Associate Professor of Economics and the Director of the Institute for Corruption Studies Oguzhan Dincer. Throughout the hour long seminar, plenty information and individual research was shared about […]
A grand jury has indicted Floyd Brown, the man who allegedly shot and killed Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Jacob Keltner on March 7th, with three offenses. Two of the offenses are related to firearms, but the primary charge is murder of a federal law enforcement officer. At an arraignment on Wednesday, Brown plead not guilty […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University’s Alumni Engagement hosted “Cook with a Redbird Chef: Teen Edition” on Tuesday evening with Executive Chef Matt Horton. Due to popular demand, Illinois State University’s Alumni Engagement brought back the “Cook with a Redbird Chef” event series. Horton taught participating teens the basics of cooking and gave them a hands-on […]
NORMAL – WGLT partnered with the League of Women Voters of McLean County to host a candidate forum on Tuesday night at the Alumni Center. The panel was made up of seven candidates who are running for positions on the Bloomington City Council. With only one of the seven running uncontested, the competition is heating […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University students and staff were welcomed back from spring break with some new additions to the ISU campus. Qdoba and Starbucks were added on to the Bone Student Center for the revitalization project that has been going on for over a year. While Pizza Hut and McAlister’s are still in the […]
NORMAL – On Wednesday, the Publications Unit in the Department of English hosted a book launch celebration at the Williams Hall Annex for University Professor Tim Hunt and his new book, Ticket Stubs & Liner Notes. Many fans, including family and friends gathered to show appreciation for Hunt and his work. The festivities started with Hunt […]
NORMAL – The Normal City Council held a panel Thursday night with 8 candidates running for 3 seats on the council. The event took place in Illinois State University’s Bone Student Center. The candidates include Dave Shields, Alex Campbell, R.C. McBride, Kathleen Lorenz, Pat Turner, Joel Studebaker, Stan Nord, and Karyn Smith. They were asked to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – J.B. Pritzker attended the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington on Sunday where he discussed issues of education in Illinois. Two former Secretaries of Education were also in attendance. Governor Pritzker directed questions as well as concerns to the former Education Secretaries from the Obama and Bush administration on what steps […]
LINCOLN – Shortly after 9 o’clock this morning in Rockford, 39-year old Floyd Brown of Springfield shot a U.S. Marshal who was trying to arrest him. A woman who was an acquaintance of Brown was also shot at the scene. Brown has an outstanding warrant against him for a burglary in Springfield on Sunday. He […]
BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington-Normal Association of Realtors hosted a “Meet the Candidates Forum Tuesday night to introduce the potential Bloomington City Council members to the community. This event was an opportunity for residents to put a name to a face and gain a better understanding of where the candidates stand on certain issues, including affordable […]