NORMAL, Ill.- Is term length correlated to corruption? One challenger believes so. At WGLT’s candidate forum, Republican primary challenger David Blumenshine said he believes State Representative Dan Brady needs to simplify the issues that face Illinois' District 105 and the state by making tax cuts. In Governor JB Pritzker’s State of the State address there was not one mention to the pension crisis. This raises the question, what is Brady […]
NORMAL, Ill- The search for Illinois State University’s next Vice President of Academic Affairs and provost is underway. A search committee made up various faculty, staff and students was set up in the fall after current provost Jan Murphy announced her retirement at the end of this academic school year. After a vigorous application and interview process, the committee was able to narrow down the candidates to four finalists.\ The […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives are up for election, and Bloomington’s 105th district is seeing incumbent Republican Dan Brady run against republican hopeful David Blumenshine. The debate that took place at WGLT's candidate forum, and the pension crisis and tax cuts were a hot topic on Thursday, Feb. 13. "It's your generation. This thing isn't going to be put on my doorstep. It's going to be put on my grandchildren's. […]
Photo courtesy to Illinois State University News NORMAL, Ill.- Area nurses can explore care for aging LGBTQ populations with a workshop at Illinois State University. ISU is making progressive steps for those populations that are overlooked and discriminated against. The Nurses Health Education About LGBTQ Elders Curriculum workshop will be Thursday, March 26, at the Alumni Center. Sessions run from 8:30 a.m to 4 p.m. “LGBTQ seniors face fear of […]
Photo courtesy to Illinois State University's website NORMAL, Ill.- Early voting for the March primary begins this week for Illinoisans. Although the primary election is not officially until March 17, voters can start casting their ballot as early as Thursday. The State Board of Elections spokesperson Matt Dietrich expects a lot of voters to utilize this service. “Early voting has gotten more popular ever since it began,” said Dietrich. “It seems to […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council discussed renewing the lease Normal has with the Illinois State University Galleries in the Uptown Circle. Illinois State University has been in contract with Normal since their first lease in 2013 when the university put $2 million into renovating what started as a dirt floor room in the parking garage into a space for art. Council members said they did not believe the nonprofit […]
Normal, Ill. - In the case of Felstead v. U-High, a Motion to Dismiss was held Monday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m in McLean County courthouse. Thomas and Heidi Felstead's son's admission to U-High was reversed after University Police found that he created a fake Snapchat in March 2019 with the intent to acquire nude photos from classmates and spread these photos. U-High launched an investigated into this allegation with […]
Photo courtesy ISU News and Akiva K. Segan NORMAL, Ill.- To mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a talk by artist and educator Akiva K. Segan was held on Thursday, January 30, in Stevenson Hall. This talk is sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. ISU professor Jonathan Druker chose to include Segan because of his years of experience and passion towards the history surrounding the Holocaust. Druker's own […]
NORMAL, Ill.- For over a year, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local union 32-36 has been trying to negotiate a fair contract with Illinois State University. On Monday nearly 50 staff, faculty, students and other supporters rallied outside of The Nelson Smith building before the bargaining committee met with university officials. Staff Representative for the union Renee Nestler said the meeting did not go quite […]
