Image courtesy of McLean County NORMAL, Ill. – The third district county board seat for McLean County is open this year. In the primary election on March 19, two republicans are running for the nomination, Incumbent George Wendt and Bloomington farmer and businessman Brian Loeffler. The third district covers a large sector in the southwest portion of McLean County, starting in more rural areas just outside of Bloomington-Normal. The board […]
Image provided by Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - Over a year ago, Ani Yazedjian, Ph.D., stepped into her newest role as acting provost of Illinois State University. Her term is said to be for 17 months. Despite having a date for when her assignment will end, she plans to continue the work she was involved in as associate provost. Yazedjian previously was at Texas State University for ten years […]
Photo provided by Heartland Community College NORMAL, Ill. - The Heartland College Foundation is hosting a comedy event to raise money for support programs and scholarships for the community. The "FunnyRaiser" will be held this Friday, Feb. 23 starting at 7 p.m. The location of this event is at the Astroth Community Education Center at Heartland Community College. Master of the Ceremony Joe Strupek provided details of this event and […]
Story written by Logan O'Brien BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After a successful Jazz Festival at Illinois Wesleyan University earlier this month, Director of Jazz Reginald Lewis Ph.D., has plenty of events for his jazz students and explains why teaching jazz is important today. As Director of Jazz, Lewis stays busy as he has the role of making connections for his students so they can perform at different places to display their […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The town of Normal held their second council meeting of the month on Feb. 19. A recent change in the Illinois Environmental Protection Agencies regulations will push Normal to replace all the remaining lead service water pipes within the town. Director of the Water Department John Burkhart presented to the council Monday night, saying how this only applies to the service lines that feed into properties, as the […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University is in the process of selecting a new university president following the sudden resignation of former president Terri Goss Kinzy last year. The finalists for the position will be speaking at public forums throughout the rest of February with the first occurring on Feb. 19 featuring Interim President Aondover Tarhule. Aondover Tarhule, Ph.D., began working at the university as the Vice President for […]
Image courtesy of the Town of Normal NORMAL, Ill. - After prior orientation and planning, the Town of Normal has launched their Vision 2050 Sustainability Plan feedback survey for members of the community to partake in. "Its the vision of what those citizens would like the town to look like twenty five years in the future," Town Planner Mercy Davidson said summarizing the plan. It was created in 1990 to […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Redbird Philanthropy Week, Feb. 19-23, serves as an opportunity for Illinois State students to learn the impact of philanthropy on their college experience. Senior Managing Director of Annual Giving and Philanthropy Engagement Jillian Nelson expanded on the week’s events and importance of donors.“There are a lot of opportunities and things funded not by tuition dollars, but actually by gifts from donors," […]
Photo provided by the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Former Rockette and Broadway performer Chryssie Whitehead is performing her one-woman show this Saturday at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. Whitehead’s career has spanned both stage and screen, professional and amateur. Her show, “In my Own Little Corner: My Work in Progress with Bipolar Disorder,” is in Bloomington as the fifth stop in its six […]
