Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- The Illinois State Redbirds Volleyball team beat Valparaiso 3 sets to 1. Taking sets 1, 3, and 4. Led by Kaylee Martin with eighteen kills. Stef Jankiewicz led the team with forty-eight assists. The team received a spark with the return of Sydney Holt back after missing over a month from an injury. In her return, holt recorded eleven kills, an assist and 2 […]
Image courtesy of GoRedbirds.com NORMAL - After losing 15 straight games against the Drake Bulldogs, ISU swept the season series behind Terrion Moores 18 points. “For a young lady like Paige Saylor, who for four years just hadn’t had success over Drake, they’ve always been that elusive team that we hadn’t cracked that code.” Four players reached double digits, as Mary Crompton had 11, Deanna Wilson with 12 and Kate […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - An Illinois State University graduate students and longtime member of the community is running in the primary for Bloomington Ward Seven. Municipal elections are on April 6th and there’s a Bloomington primary on February 23rd. There are five candidates running to represent Ward Seven. Candidates include incumbent Mollie Ward, June Peterson-Middlebrooks, Correta L. Jackson, Kelby Cumpston and Daniel Freburg. Freburg is a graduate student in the information systems graduate program at ISU and has been a resident of McLean County […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill.- A Research Series from ISU’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology seeks inclusion with a talk by professor Nobuko Adachi. More than 58% of Asian Americans say they have been victimized and have experienced racially insensitive incidents. Adachi says an article about a 16-year old Asian American who was beaten convinced her and several colleagues to look into why hatred escalated when COVID began. “His classmates […]
NORMAL, Ill. - A three-alarm fire at Sugar Creek Apartments destroyed and damaged 12 units last Saturday, leaving many tenants displaced and with many of their belongings lost. What wasn't lost in the blaze, however, is charity. ISU student and captain of the Redbird Esports "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege" team, Max Martin has helped raise money for his fellow teammates who lost their equipment in the fire. Martin was […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.-The annual Hoops in the Heartland tournament is just around the corner, and the Illinois State Women’s basketball team has shown mixed results against conference foes thus far. After dropping two straight against the conference-best Missouri State Lady Bears, and three of their last four, Illinois State has a chance to prove they can compete with the best in the Valley. That opportunity comes tomorrow […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - A Bloomington native and Illinois State University alumni is running in the primary for Ward Seven. Municipal elections are on April 6th and there’s a Bloomington primary on February 23rd. There are five candidates running to represent Ward Seven. Candidates include Daniel Freburg, incumbent Mollie Ward, June Peterson-Middlebrooks, Correta L. Jackson and Kelby Cumpston. Kelby Cumpston was raised in McLean County and graduated from Illinois State University with a double major in economics and sociology. He currently works […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Fire Department Investigation Team has concluded the investigation into the origin and cause of the fire that heavily damaged or destroyed 12 apartments at the Sugar Creek Apartments at 606 S. Linden Street. Fire investigators have determined the cause of the fire was accidental and was related to repair work being performed inside a garden level (lower-level) apartment. The fire spread inside the walls and void […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - After being selected to fill the Ward Seven seat, a local hospital chaplain is running for a seat on the Bloomington City Council. Municipal elections are on April 6th and there’s a Bloomington primary on February 23rd. There are five candidates running to represent Ward Seven. Candidates include Daniel Freburg, Kelby Cumpston, June Peterson-Middlebrooks, Correta L. Jackson and incumbent Mollie Ward. Mollie Ward was selected to fill the alderman seat to replace Scott Black and serve the remaining months of his term last year. Ward is the director of Spiritual Care […]
