Ben Howell
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University alum and Emmy-winning actress Jane Lynch returned to the university on Tuesday. She was welcomed as a guest artist in residence. Lynch is spending her time at ISU gaining director experience, leading several senior dance and theatre students through Neil Simon’s play “Lost in Yonkers.” The play takes place […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington Police Department has identified a person of interest in a series of fires that were purposely set over the weekend. Overnight from April 15 to 16, officers responded to four different fire scenes across the far west side of Bloomington from West Market Street to West Washington Streets. All the […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Joe McCauley Gallery at Heartland Community College is hosting The Floating World art exhibit until May 11. The gallery combines the work of Nishiki Sugawara-Beda, Erika Shiba, Jenny Knavel and Cathie Crawford. Each submitted work relating to the exhibit’s central theme of existence, with a goal in mind of letting the […]
Photo provided by Special Olympics Illinois NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University will host over 1,000 Special Olympic athletes for their annual 2023 basketball tournament. These athletes will be accompanied by 400 coaches and 250 volunteers in the Horton Fieldhouse. The tournament is set to take place Mar. 10 and 11. On the first day […]
Photo provided by Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – On Feb. 17, Dr. Ani Yazedjian was officially named acting provost of Illinois State University. She is taking over the position from Interim-President Aondover Tarhule. Yazedjian previously served as a faculty member for nearly 10 years at Texas A&M University and one year as the Presidential […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University voted and accepted the resignation of now former President, Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy. The board met on Feb. 17 to conduct regular business, as well vote on Kinzy’s resignation. The Secretary to the Board of Trustees, Kathryn Bohn, brought the meeting to order. Bohn […]
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, President Joe Biden delivered the annual State of the Union address to a joint-session of Congress. President Biden began his address by congratulating House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on his election. He then congratulated Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as well as the 118th Congress of the United States of America. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The last three years have brought struggle and difficulty to staff across the University after the COVID pandemic. The Bone Student Center will host the Say Hello with Cocoa event alongside the Associated Professional Council to demonstrate Illinois State University’s appreciation to staff. Administrative Aide at the Center for Civic Engagement, Beth […]
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