Photo courtesy to Town of Normal Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- As a response to the Coronavirus, Normal will be canceling several events and closing down several locations. The Town of Normal’s Cultural Arts Department will temporarily close to the public starting on Saturday, March 14 to help limit large gatherings for the health and safety of our visitors and members. This includes the Children’s Discovery Museum and the Normal Theater. […]
Photo courtesy to the CDC Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- As part of Illinois State University’s continuing response, faculty members and Administrative Technology staff are working to move from face-to-face teaching to online instruction and other instructional modalities. "Please keep yourself, your family and the University community healthy during these unprecedented times," stated by ISU President Larry Dietz in a mass email sent out on Friday, March 13. Dietz and the […]
Photo courtesy to Pritzker Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- The number of Coronavirus cases in Illinois now totals 32, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Seven cases were added Thursday. The government of Illinois is asking people to stay home and prevent further spread. Governor J.B Pritzker believes it would be better to criticized for doing too much than not doing enough. Illinois is officially suspending school across the […]
Photo courtesy to the City of Bloomington Facebook page BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- As a response to the Coronavirus, Bloomington will be canceling several events and closing down several locations. The Guns and Hoses hockey game at Grossinger Motors Arena, which was scheduled for March 13, is canceled. The Lauren Daigle show at Grossinger Motors Arena, which was scheduled for March 14, is canceled. The Indoor Farmers Market at Grossinger Motors Arena, […]
Given the events of the last week and Illinois State University's emergency procedures, we have made significant changes to the operations of WZND radio. WZND's Management Council came to these decisions with the safety of both WZND interns and the entire community in mind. In crisis situations, media – particularly radio – is a first responder for information to the community. WZND will remain on-air on 103.3 FM and online […]
NORMAL - As a result of the concerns surrounding COVID-19, Illinois State Athletics decided to cancel all home spring sports events through March 30th. This doesn't apply to individuals participating in NCAA competition. Redbird teams competing on the road can still play if the host school doesn't cancel the event. ISU Athletic Director Larry Lyons released the following statement Thursday afternoon: “The health, safety, and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches, […]
Photo courtesy to Heartland Community College Facebook page NORMAL, Ill - A day after Illinois State University responded, Heartland Community College has extended spring break until March 20th. HCC decided to extended the break to prepare and respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The college will remain with regular office hours during the extended spring break to discuss how the college will move forwards. “As we look at all options […]
Photo courtesy to the CDC NORMAL, Ill.- At this time the specimen collection is done in McLean County by healthcare providers and testing is done at the State Public Health Labs for anyone that meets CDC criteria. There have been less than five individuals tested for COVID-19 in McLean County as of March 12. The McLean County Health Department is actively monitoring any individuals they are aware of that are […]
NORMAL - Not only has the coronavirus impacted schools, but it has also forced various professional sports organizations to take proper precautions. Below is how COVID-19 changed the near future of professional sports: MLB: Suspended Spring Training in addition to delaying Opening Day by 2 weeks. NBA: Suspended the 2019-2020 season for at least 30 days. This comes after Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus […]
