BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- The town of Bloomington held their town council meeting on November 28 at 6 p.m. The meeting began with comments and concerns from residents of Bloomington, with many of the speakers voicing their concerns with the granting of a special use permit for a 56-unit apartment complex on Lutz Road and South Morris Avenue. The council later voted 5-2 in favor of the permit approval. Over half of […]
NORMAL, Ill. - At attempted robbery at Target left three suspects in custody of the Normal Police Department. According to NPD at approximately 2 p.m. NPD was notified by a citizen regarding two suspicious vehicles driving slowly through the Target parking lot. Upon arriving at the retail store NPD was able to locate one of the vehicles, which officers were able to ascertain had been involved in an armed robbery […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds Football team was able to come away with an overtime victory against Western Illinois in the final game of the season. The game was low scoring and was competitive throughout, with a final score of 20-13. Before the game, Senior players and their families were honored for senior night. The Redbirds started out hot with an interception by […]
Image courtesy of St. Laurence High School Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - National signing day recently passed across the country for college sports teams, officially welcoming new athletes to college programs for the next school year. The Illinois State baseball welcomed plenty of new recruits that will officially be joining their program next fall. One of those new players was an outfielder named Luke Stulga. Stulga is a native of Tinley […]
Photo provided by Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University's off-campus farm in Lexington suffered substantial damages overnight. The fire reportedly broke out around 1 a.m. with fire departments from several surrounding counties being called in to help suppress the flames. At this time the fire has been subdued, however the affected portion of the barn which was ablaze will continue to smolder for quite some time despite […]
Photo provided by Illinois.gov NORMAL, Ill. - The 2022 Midterm elections have come and gone and to the victor go the spoils. State of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker excitedly announced that he was reelected, overcoming his opponent Darren Bailey of the Republican party. First elected in 2018, one of Pritzker’s highest praises as well as criticisms was the way he handled the COVID pandemic. This term, it appears Pritzker has […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team managed to defeat the St. Thomas Tommies 71-56 in their home opener on Tuesday night. While the box score may indicate a blowout, it took the Redbirds a whole half to gain momentum on their side of the ball. The Redbirds were looking for an answer all night to answer their scoring woes in the […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - On a night when no matter how well the young Illinois State University volleyball squad could play, they knew their season would be over when the clock struck midnight. There was still a lot left for the resilient team to get up for. First off, they could play spoiler for their sworn rival as the Bradley Braves would need this win to […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois Corn and soybean production is at an all time high. Data has been showing that the Illinois corn yield is currently at 215 bushels per acre, a large increase of 13 from last year, according to crop statistician Mark Joyner. "If this yield holds to the end of the season, it will be a new record high corn yield for Illinois, surpassing the old record of […]
