NORMAL, Ill. -The 2025-2026 IHSA basketball season is here! The teams here in Bloomington/Normal are ready to roll. Girls Basketball Normal Community is coming off an impressive season, finishing with a record of 27-7. The Iron look to produce similar or even stronger results this season with head coach David Feeney at the helm. Their first game is against Normal West on Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. UHigh has high […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women's basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball looks to get back in the win column on their home court this Wednesday against Chicago State. The Redbirds are coming off a disappointing away loss, 75-65, against Illinois. The Redbirds had a 9-0 scoring run in the fourth to close the deficit to just two points but were unable to finish the job. ISU comes […]
Image courtesy of the City of Bloomington BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Bloomington City Council met Monday night to address water quality updates, the city’s annual financial audit and several contract approvals. The council received an extensive update on local water quality and approved four ordinances and resolutions aimed at improving water quality in Bloomington. Water Department staff member Brett Lucian reported that taste and odor-causing compounds remain well below thresholds […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State University Veterans and Military Services Office held a Veterans Day ceremony in the Bone Student Center on Tuesday. The event is held annually in the Prairie Room on the second floor of the building. According to Coordinator of Veterans and Military Services Patrick McGuire, the event has become an important tradition to the campus. “The purpose is to recognize veterans and other military-connected students […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. —A late comeback effort that saw the Bison erase a 3-1 third-period deficit came up short, as Bloomington fell to the Kalamazoo Wings in a shootout at Wings Event Center on Sunday. Both teams came out quickly to start the contest, trading blows in the opening minutes. An early collision between goalie Callum Tung and a defender led to an open […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill.-A late comeback effort that saw the Bison erase a 3-1 third-period deficit came up short, as Bloomington fell to the Kalamazoo Wings in a shootout at Wings Event Center on Sunday. Both teams came out quickly to start the contest, trading blows in the opening minutes. An early collision between goalie Callum Tung and a defender led to an open cage […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill.- The Bloomington Bison failed to find the back of the net Friday night, falling 5–0 to the Indy Fuel at the Fishers Event Center despite a strong effort from their penalty kill. The Fuel were looking to bounce back from Wednesday’s 4-2 loss to Bloomington and made sure to be in control of the contest from puck drop. Indy opened the […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State Soccer had their season come to an end on Sunday afternoon at Adelaide Street Field in the Missouri Valley Conference game against the UIC Flames. The game took about 3 hours in total after 2 overtimes and penalty kicks which was the deciding factor. The final was 0-0 with UIC advancing 2-1 on penalty kicks. UIC came in as the number […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State women's basketball NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State women’s basketball was unable to complete the comeback against Illinois on Sunday afternoon, suffering a 75-65 loss at the State Farm Center. The Redbirds were coming off a strong 87-76 team win against Dayton in their season opener. Four players scored in the double digits and the team chemistry seemed to be clicking for the Redbirds. The Fighting […]
