NORMAL- Illinois State University hosted its annual Muslim Cultural Dinner with Ibtihaj Muhammad as the keynote speaker. Muhammad was the first Muslim American woman on the Olympic team to bring home a medal. Muhammad embraces her background in her career. Not only does she continue to write books as well as advance her clothing line for Muslim women, but she also had the first Barbie with a hijab modeled after […]
NORMAL – Bloomington City Council candidates gathered with family, friends and supporters as they awaited the results of the municipal election Tuesday night. After a long campaign, some nights ended in victory, while others were not as lucky. Despite the outcome, the night was made to celebrate the campaign efforts and all of the hard work it took each candidate to make it this far in the race. The candidates […]
NORMAL - The twelfth annual Fiesta Latina will be this Saturday in the Prairie Room at the Bone Student Center. The event will have a live salsa band for the beginning along with a full buffet for dinner from 7-8 p.m. After dinner, the room will turn into a dance party as there will be a live DJ that will be performing until close, which will be around 11 p.m. […]
BLOOMINGTON - Just under 10% of registered voters had their voice heard in the Bloomington municipal election on Tuesday. They elected four new aldermen into City Council Donna Boelen defeated Georgene Chissell by recieving 59.9% of the votes for Ward 2 Alderman. Julie Emig was elected to be the Ward 4 Alderman after having 60.16% of the votes over Don Frank. In a close race, Jenn Carillo recieved 53.09% of […]
BLOOMINGTON - A homicide shooting occurred last night in Bloomington. At approximately 9:48 p.m., Bloomington Police responded to reports of shots fired on the 1200 block of Orchard Road in Bloomington. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male later identified as Nathaniel Caldwell, 26, with gunshot wounds. Caldwell was transported to an area hospital for treatment. His condition is described as critical, but stable. Police also discovered additional evidence of the shooting on a […]
NORMAL - After a long municipal election day, an incumbent remains in only one of the three seats on the Normal Town Council that were up for election. Kathleen Lorenz, who has been on the council since 2015, won 14.52% of the vote, allowing her to stay in office for another term. She was not the lead vote-getter, however, as that distinction belongs to Stan Nord, who received 19.63% of the […]
NORMAL – Today is the Normal municipal election. At the Bone Student Center on the campus of Illinois State University, voter turnout has been average in comparison to previous municipal elections. Election judge Donna Beyer confirmed that around 90 people had voted at that precinct throughout the day, which was about 20 percent of all registered voters. WZND will provide more updates as they are released. Leo Staudacher contributed to […]
NORMAL- The Student Wellness Ambassador team (SWAT) made yet another appearance on the ISU campus today to promote health and awareness for students and staff. Each week, SWAT gazebos are put up on various Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in various locations on the Illinois State University campus to get resources out to students and staff. Aside from setting up the gazebos around the ISU campus, Jacob Giron, a member of […]
BLOOMINGTON - The local municipal election for Bloomington is today. The voter turnout at one polling place, Hansen Student Center on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University, has been fairly modest. Election Judge Tim Dooley was able to confirm that they’ve had over one-hundred people turn up to vote as of 1 pm today. It seems unlikely that that voter turnout will have a sharp increase for the rest of […]
