BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- A sigh of relief may come to those who voted in the 2020 General Election, but the voting isn't over until April 6. 2021. The Bloomington Board of Election Commissioners (BEC) Executive Director says he hopes the voter turnout will exceed years prior. "I think voters pay less attention to them, that being said I think they are as equal in importance, somewhat more so," said BEC Executive […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- A competitive mindset potentially lacking Friday was in full-effect on Saturday as the Illinois State Redbirds swept past the Cincinnati Bearcats 3-0. Leading the way for ISU was freshman Kaitlyn Prondzinski, who posted a career-high 12 kills. Kaylee Martin had 11 and Sarah Kushner added 10 kills to Prondzinski output. Head coach Leah Johnson spoke of the competitive mentality that lacked the Redbirds on Friday, […]
Photo courtesy to Bloomington Police Dept. Facebook page BLOOMINGTON, IL ‐ Today, Jan. 30 at approximately 12:45 a.m., Bloomington police officers were dispatched to Main St., Bloomington, right outside of Downtown Bloomington bar Daddios, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers found two adult females on the East sidewalk, both with multiple gunshot wounds. Bloomington woman Mariah Petracca, 22, was pronounced deceased at the scene and the other […]
Story by Jake Fogal Image courtesy of goredbirds.com A first set win turned disaster for the Illinois State Redbirds, who dropped its next three sets to the Cincinnati Bearcats, falling apart in the process. Head coach Leah Johnson when talking about the fourth set, attributed the loss more to what Cincinnati did right compared to what the Redbirds did wrong. “I can’t really explain set four.” Johnson said. “They [Cincinnati] had a rhythm. It wasn’t that […]
Photo courtesy to ISU Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- Vaccinations were distributed on ISU's campus to those faculty and staff who received an email and registered. "We kind of started off with healthcare workers and first responders. The state's 1B criteria now allows people 65 years of age or older and also people that are teaching in K-12 schools to receive vaccination. So our lab schools, the faculty there, are eligible […]
Photo courtesy to Jason Barickman's Facebook page SPRINGFIELD- It’s been over a year since Illinois’ first positive COVID-19 case. Republican Senator Jason Barickman said since then, those in long-term care facilities have been dying, families haven’t seen each other in months, and our economy has faced historic obstacles. "Yet, with a vaccine in hand, Illinois has failed its residents," stated in a letter addressed to Governor JB Pritzker. "The numbers […]
Photo Courtesy Redbird Athletics Story by Andrew Evola NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State baseball team announced their non-conference and conference schedule Wednesday afternoon via Twitter. The Redbirds will have a challenging non-conference schedule. They will travel to Nashville to take on the Belmont Bruins to start the season on February 19th, the Bruins enter the season being ranked just outside the top 50 of the preseason rankings. The Birds […]
Photo courtesy to the Town of Normal Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- Fifty Normal businesses received grants totaling $450,000 from The Town of Normal’s Small Business Relief Program to assist with COVID-19 impacts. “As a long-standing business owner, I know how important these funds are in sustaining many small businesses during these unprecedented times. I proudly support all efforts to bring financial assistance back to our community,” said Mayor Chris Koos. […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. -- “The War on 74” raged on tonight as the Illinois State Redbirds Women’s Basketball team played host to the Bradley Braves. The Braves came into the contest-winning six of their last seven and hoping to continue the winning. The ISU Redbirds has other plans. The Redbirds came out with the goal of shutting down the potent 1-2 punch of Lasha Petree […]
