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 […]
By: Carter Biellier Weezer, the classic alternative pop rock band, has released a new album. This is not to be confused with their Teal Album released earlier this year which consisted of covers such as “Africa”, “Take On Me”, and other notable favorites. Black Album follows suit with their previous Green, Red, and White albums and is full of more fun and interesting songs by the experimental band. I couldn’t […]
The grass is getting greener, the birds are singing, and the weather is warmer. It must mean one thing… it’s time for baseball season! Test out your baseball trivia with this week’s episode of Trivia with Trish! https://youtu.be/V5Z0iJLTB4o
NORMAL – The Chi Omega sorority host’s their annual charity Greek dance competition this weekend at Redbird Arena. This specific philanthropic event will be hosted by the social sorority Chi Omega. The "March Madness" dance competition will support the Make-a-Wish Foundation with all proceeds from the event being donated to the organization. 2019 will mark the 43rd year of this fundraiser. Sororities and Fraternities from all Illinois State Greek councils […]
