Photo courtesy OSF Healthcare NORMAL, Ill.- As Halloween approaches many people are stuck on ideas for the spooky holiday. Resident alternatives Ten-year Normal resident Hailey Thomas decided to mix up her traditional plans of trick-or-treating with her five-year-old son, Sam this year. Thomas and her close friend plan to take a getaway from COVID as whole and have a Halloween dinner celebration. The two families plan to rent a house […]
Photo courtesy IHSA Facebook BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met Wednesday afternoon to provide the latest information on the IHSA’s winter sports season. The Board voted to move wrestling from the winter season to the summer season, which runs from April 19 to June 26, 2021. They also approved the winter sport guidance for all low risk sports, which includes Boys Swimming & […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS, MO. - Senior Jake Gillum was recognized and Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete for his success on and off the track. Gillum is an Exercise Science major Spanish minor at Illinois State, who has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout his first three years of college, while excelling in cross country and track & field and being an active member of the Bloomington-Normal community. The Metamora, Illinois native […]
BLOOMINGTON-Ill. - Last night the Bloomington City Council was presented with the Public Arts Commission ordinance again. This topic was delayed after council members had questions about their funding for this project. If approved, a seven person commission would be created to oversee all art put in public spaces in Bloomington. Three council members still had the same doubts and questions carried from the initial discussion about funding for this […]
Photo courtesy IWU Athletics BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- The Illinois Wesleyan Titans had tremendous success this fall, competing against some tough competition. As their fall season recently concluded, Head Coach Jim Ott liked what he saw from his team this fall. “We had a great fall season, we played in five tournaments and won four of them and finished second in the other one.” Said Ott. Ott is a former IWU team captain […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - Redbird Swimming and Diving looks to make a splash this season with the release of their 2021 spring schedule. Second-year Head Coach Caitlin Hamilton said she's happy to have finalized the team's schedule Monday afternoon. "It is a sense of relief to finally have our meet schedule for the upcoming season," said Hamilton. "Throughout the summer and fall, the MVC head coaches met and […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The atmosphere will be different when the Redbirds take the court at home this season. Due to safety protocols, there will be no fans allowed in Redbird Arena to attend games. It’s a unique challenge for fans, as their only means of catching a game will come through following it on a television or radio broadcast. And while live pick-and-rolls will be sorely missed, some remember games […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Last night, the Corn Crib was filled with flags and signs in support of President Donald Trump. The Corn Crib was the ninth stop for the Restore Illinois Tour featuring a free screening for the third and final presidential debate. Organizers say there over 900 attendees at the event. Before the debate began the event had speakers including state Representatives Darren Bailey and Blaine Wilhour, raffles, and […]
Photo courtesy to BloNo DSA Facebook page BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - This week, organizers and activists with the Bloomington-Normal Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America are doubling down on efforts to mobilize the community to call for the end of wealth-based pretrial detention known as “cash bail” or “money bond”. This week BloNo DSA joined allies around the state in mobilizing nearly 3,000 people to file witness slips in support […]
