NORMAL, Ill. – The Town of Normal is holding a Water Report Cover Contest to help educate and engage local students about water usage. The contest is for students in grades 3-5. Participating students will create art relating to water and water facts, using information from the town's annual quality water report. Students can submit their art to be used for the cover of the water quality report. Artwork will […]
Photo provided by the Miller Park Zoo BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Miller Park Zoo is currently holding a fundraiser selling animal imprinted ornaments with all funds going towards the zoo. Presents for Paws is a fundraiser started two years ago as a way to raise money to purchase enrichment items for the animals in the zoo. Enrichment items are toys that encourage natural behavior. These items are typically expensive. Miller […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – On Nov. 17, Bloomington held the inaugural Local Hero Expo at the Grossinger Motors Arena. This event sheds light on those that work to keep the community safe. It was also a chance for members of the community to learn more and show their interest in the jobs of a local hero. Communications manager for the city of Bloomington Katherine Murphy shares some of the reasons for […]
Photo provided by Will Lewis NORMAL, Ill – Illinois State University hosted a vertical rocket landing competition for the first time on October 28. The vertical rocket landing competition is held every semester. The first place trophy went to the team that landed their rocket closest to the landing target. While this was the main competition, teams had other opportunities to earn awards. There is a design award, a survivor's […]
Photo provided by Illinois State University BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Grossinger Motors Arena hosted the Sixty-Six Games Tournament on October 21 and 22. Sixty-Six Games is central Illinois’s largest sanctioned League of Legends Tournament For a $8,000 prize, several university and college teams competed in a League of Legends tournament. The event also offered tabletop game tournaments for Magic The Gathering and Pokémon. Illinois State University’s e-sports head coach Tj […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town Council approves updates to the town personnel code during the second council meeting of the month on October 16. The council was asked to approve a comprehensive update to the personnel code. The chapter applies to classified employees, those that are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The council was asked to support changes to living requirements, additional holidays and parental leave. The […]
