NORMAL, Ill. — The town of Normal held its first meeting of the month on April 1. Council Member Kevin McCarthy motioned to pull agenda items H and I from the agenda to kickoff the evening's festivities. The motioned was passed with 9 ayes to no nays. Agenda item H discussed the approval of the Gregory Street Trail expansion from Adelaide Street to Parkside Road through the Illinois Department of […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Becca Wagner was hired as the new Sports Director for the YMCA as of Feb. 26. Wagner has experience with organizing NCAA tournaments for sports such as baseball, soccer, softball, track and a variety of others. She helped with her first tournament with her father in 2005. Wagner explained how sports were an activity that guided Wagner throughout her life. "Sports is something that has always been […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Bloomington City Council held its final meeting of the month on Feb. 26 at the government center boardroom. Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe recognized firefighter Donovan McIntire for completing one year of a probationary period for the Bloomington Fire Department to start the meeting. "Donovan said he always wanted to have an active career that would keep him busy and allow him to make an impact on the […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The School of Communication at Illinois State University has been given authority for a new major of sports communication, it was approved Board of Trustees approved at their meeting on Feb. 16. The next step for this major is getting approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) for it to come to ISU. The IBHE will need to make sure the program is up to […]
Image Courtesy of the Bloomington City Council BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Bloomington City Council held their first meeting of the month on Feb. 12. Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe started the meeting off by granting a proclamation to the Hindu Swayamskevak Sangh (HSS) organization for the Health for Humanity Yogathon. HSS is a non-profit organization that is active in 34 states. Surya Namaskar is the traditional yoga taught in this program which […]
Photo provided by the Illini Cat Club BLOOMINGTON, Ill - The Illini Cat Club will host its annual cat show on March 2-3 at the McLean County Fairgrounds. This will be the first time the event will be held in Bloomington and this year's theme will be March Madness. The cat show is expected to host 150 participants. Each will be judged by eight internationally-ranked judges who inspect them on […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Bloomington City Council concluded its final meeting of the month on Nov. 27. The council gave the floor to four residents who would have three minutes to address issues they believed should be resolved in the Bloomington community. Some of the notable features from this meeting were the concerns of the raked leaves on the curb that were supposed to be picked up by the city […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Bloomington Police Department will be revised by the Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ILEAP) from Nov 20th through Nov 22nd, in their efforts to remain an accredited police department, a status they first earned in 2019. ILEAP will go into the station to ensure procedures, standards and policies are up to date; if not, revisions will be made. Public Information Officer of BPD Bryce Jansen spoke […]
Image Courtesy of Carle Health This article has been updated to reflect that the convenient care location on Empire Street is open. BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Carle BroMenn medical center moved their convenient care center on College avenue to Empire Street on Nov. 1. On Nov. 1 the Carle BroMenn convenient care center on 1437 East College avenue closed. At the same time, the services offered at that location moved to […]
