NORMAL Ill.- The Women in the Business club at Illinois State University is recruiting women for the spring semester. This is a club for those interested in learning more about how to work in the business world. Tonight there will be an information meeting about the club at 7 in the State Farm Hall of Business in room 139. WIB is sponsored by 10 corporate businesses who help fund their […]
NORMAL, Ill.- On Monday, Illinois State University’s HerCampus and Women’s History Club collaborated to put together a movie and relaxation event. HerCampus is a national online women’s magazine that is run by all women. The movie shown was On the Basis of Sex. It tells the story of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bater Ginsburg who worked hard through the sexism of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s as she tried to […]
(Photo Courtesy of Nord for Normal Facebook Page) NORMAL -- The Normal Town Council will host the first-ever Citizen Summit from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the Normal Community Activity Center. The event, otherwise known as a community conversation, is an opportunity for citizens to provide input as to what direction they would like to see the town go, especially when it comes to how they would like to see the […]
(Photo Courtesy of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Facebook page.) BLOOMINGTON – The Recreation and Cultural Arts and Fleet Feet Bloomington will host its annual Ugliest Sweater run this Saturday at 1:00 with Bloomington Parks The Event will offer both a 1.5 mile and a 3-mile non- competitive run or walk in Miller park. The event is provided to spark fun for the Bloomington-Normal community. There is a variety of people […]
NORMAL - Earlier this afternoon there was a protest on the separation of families in Uptown Normal. Protesters gathered to raise awareness of the poor conditions children face in detention centers after being separated from their families. The protests are inspired by a speaker that conducted interviews with children at the dentition centers. One of the organizers, Gene Howard, expands on the conditions of the detention centers where children are […]
NORMAL - The Normal town council held a meeting to amend the town Zoning Code to regulate adult-use cannabis facilities. The Planning Commission made their recommendation and presented it to the council. The Commission originally discussed expanding regulations in order to accommodate to nursing homes. Ultimately the commission decided to decrease those buffers in their proposed ordinance. The council was critical of the fact that commission did not deal with […]
BLOOMINGTON - Bloomington Police Department are asking people to avoid Washington St. and McLean St. due to a gas line rupture. The area is being blocked off as buildings near the gas leak were evacuated. According to Bloomington Police, the issue should be resolved by 8:30 p.m.
BLOOMINGTON - The Bloomington Planning Commission held a public hearing taking a closer look at zoning. The hearing focused on adult-use permits in the agriculture, business, and manufacturing zones in the City of Bloomington. The Planning Commission wanted to gather the public for comment so that they can make a recommendation back to council.The commission was reminded that with opting in the city may then chose to allow permitted on-site […]
(Photo courtesy of The Autism Place Facebook page) NORMAL - The Friends of the Autism Place will hold it’s fifth annual trivia night this Saturday at the Illinois State University Alumni Center. The Friends of The Autism Place is a non-profit organization which advances for support in autism awareness and education. The program helps ISU clinicians who are planning to work in different fields within the psychology department. These clinicians […]
