Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - The City of Bloomington was named as a Tree City USA Community by the non-profit Arbor Day Foundation. Superintendent of Park Maintenance Jeff Hindman spoke about what it means to have Bloomington become a Tree City, as well as the qualifications and ceremony taking place to celebrate the title. “In order to receive the award, we have to have a tree […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - April is environmental awareness month. Graduate Assistant for the Office of Sustainability, Ryleigh Hickman talked about sustainability efforts and why climate management matters. “We do a lot of composting around campus and try to make switches for more environmentally friendly items," Hickman said.Hickman goes into how ISU students and the Bloomington-Normal community can continue to make small changes to help reduce […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - City Council Member Cody Hendricks is running for Mayor of Bloomington in the upcoming municipal election. He explained his biggest goal if elected and how he plans to translate his council experience to the mayor position. “I've been on the council for two and a half years now," Hendricks said. "You know some of the big accomplishments would be around the […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - The Department of Communication Disorders hosted a film screening on Tuesday at the Normal Theater in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association about the effects of Alzheimer's. Event Organizer Tricia Larkin spoke on why they chose to focus on Alzheimer's, some of the preconceived notions of the disease and key takeaways from the film. “Our department has provided free public films over […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - Various redevelopments are set to happen in the Bloomington area. City Manager Jeff Jurgens talks about where the redevelopments will take place, the changes that will be made and the project's intended cost. “A lot of these buildings have sat vacant, for some of them 17 years," Jurgens said. "So recently, we had a group come forward that had acquired interest […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - International Relations and Geography Professor Marie Price, gave her lecture on border migration this past Friday. Professor John Kostelnick gave more insight as to what the lecture was about, its main points, and why they believe that border migration and geography are important topics that affect everyone. “She looks at migration, people moving from one country to another country, and trying […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - Heartland Community College introduced a new electrical vehicle certification program. Adam Campbell, Dean of Career and Technical Education, talks about what this program will consist of and why HCC felt it was important to establish it at their institution. “The certificate itself is called the Energy Systems Charging Infrastructure Technician Program," Campbell said. "It’s only a seven-credit hour certificate…it consists of […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - The That's What Teens Say program returned to Bloomington-Normal on Sunday, Jan 26. Put on in partnership with the What She Said program and Family Community Resource Center, the event gave teen girls a platform to share their personal stories. National Program Director Jenette Jurczyk gave insight into how this program for local teen girls started and why she believes it […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. - Bloomington-Normal's NPR affiliate station WGLT received a $20,000 grant to increase news coverage of local schools. Awarded by the Google News Initiative, WGLT plans to boost coverage of Unit 5, District 87, ISU Lab schools and other public and private schools in the McLean County area. WGLT News Director Eric Stock explained why they chose to focus on education and how […]
