Photo courtesy of Normal Fire Department NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal Fire Department is advising an extended power outage will likely affect some of the immediate neighborhoods, portions of Illinois State University campus, and the Uptown Normal business district. "Ameren Illinois is working with Union Pacific to coordinate the repairs and once the information and the extent of the outage are known, it will be shared via official channels and […]
NORMAL, Ill. - A few restaurants in Uptown Normal are closing for the day (Feb 13.) due to the train derailment. Maggie Miley's and D.P. Dough will be closed due to possible power outages. Both restaurants plan to reopen tomorrow, Sun. Feb 14. Uptown Gifts and Accessories will remain open as long as they are able before power is shut off. Normal Theater will be canceling screenings for the day […]
Photo courtesy to Uptown Station Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- A major train derailment has occurred near Hester Avenue and has resulted in railroad crossings being blocked throughout the Town of Normal by the remaining train. UPDATE Railroad crossings are closed at: University St. Fell Avenue. Broadway St. Linden St. College Ave. Mulberry St. Beech St. Willow St./Fort Jesse Rd The railroad underpass at Vernon Avenue and Beaufort Street is also […]
photo courtesy of goredbirds.com This weekend the Redbirds men’s basketball team will take on the Southern Illinois Salukis. The program is coming off a tough weekend where they dropped two games to Missouri State and remain at the bottom of the valley. However, they look to change their fortune against another young team. The Redbirds are 2-11 in conference play this season but can make up some ground with a […]
photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics Looking to continue their recent success against the No. 23 ranked Missouri State Lady Bears proved too daunting for the Illinois State women's basketball team. A brutal first quarter by ISU that saw the Lady Bears lead 24-9 showed too much to overcome for the Redbirds. Beginning the game in a zone defense allowed Missouri State to tear through the Redbirds shooting 52%. […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill. - After nearly a year of debilitating darkness, college students are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel-- the light being the vaccine rollout. Two college students are optimistic now that vaccines have started to be administered on campus. Mental health has been negatively affected since the start of the pandemic. BusinessWire data says nearly 60% of college students said […]
Japanese-born British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama began her solo music career in 2013. Seven years later, she would release her debut studio album, titled Sawayama, on April 17th, 2020. A deluxe version would follow on December 4th, which included two more singles, acoustic versions, remixes, and bonus tracks. One listen-through of this album will tell you that Rina aims to push the boundaries of the “alternative” genre label her album has […]
Ariana Grande has been consistently releasing an album a year since 2018, and she does not seem like she will be letting up soon! Grande made sure not to let 2020 end without giving her fans an album. On October 30, 2020, Grande released her 14 track album Positions, which performed well commercially. By the end of the first week the album charted number one on the Billboard Top 200, […]
Photo courtesy to Mike Straza website BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- There are three mayoral candidates for the city of Bloomington. Among them is a 37-year Bloomington native that says he wants to build on all that is good and exciting about the community. Mike Straza describes himself as a passionate entrepreneur as someone who has started and maintained six businesses over the years. “As mayor, I’ll work to accelerate economic growth, invest […]
