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WEB4 days ago · B-N residents offer feedback on state's new early childhood department. Colin Hardman. , September 5, 2024. Representatives of the state's Department of Early Childhood's transition committee spoke with parents and educators about the ways the department can be the most effective when it launches in 2026. Local News.
$345 Million Wind Energy Project Coming To Central Illinois
WEBMay 21, 2021 · Enel Green Power North American. An official with the company bringing a $345 million wind farm project to central Illinois says there will be significant economic and environmental impact to the plan. Located just west of Clinton and Wapella, the Alta Farms Two wind farm will start providing power in late 2022.
Normal Fire Department Uses Tacos To Educate On Weather Lingo …
WEBJul 7, 2021 · The Normal Fire Department may have just finally ended the confusion between a tornado watch and warning … with tacos. Normal Fire went viral with a May 3 post on Facebook that likened the differences between a tornado watch and tornado warning to the making of tacos. It was conceived in part by Normal Fire communications director Matt Swaney.
Jelani Day timeline: Key moments in the investigation - WGLT
WEBOct 25, 2021 · Here’s a look at some key dates and developments in the death of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day. 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021: Jelani is spotted in security camera footage at ISU’s Bone Student Center in Normal.He’s wearing a blue button-up collared dress shirt, black pants, black belt, black dress shoes, and a …
An Even Keel Has Kept Country Star John Conlee Grounded
WEBPublished August 7, 2019 at 1:58 PM CDT. Listen • 7:27. John Conlee. John Conlee play the Normal Theater tomorrow night. John Conlee is one of those small-town boys that made good. Coming of age in the 1950s on a farm outside Versailles, Kentucky, Conlee’s family sold eggs door to door and raised sheep and even feeder pigs.
Modernizing The Button: History You Can Hold - WGLT
WEBApr 24, 2019 · The "modern" button, lampwork artist Delilah Davis creates 3-D buttons inspired by glass marbles. Mary Cullen / WGLT. Most historical artifacts get tucked away in museums behind locked doors and thick glass. For some, the best piece of history fits in your palm and sits in a drawer at home. Lisa Schulz started as a reluctant button collector.
From Hod Carriers To Laborers: Union Marks 100 Years - WGLT
WEBMar 24, 2019 · U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin addresses members of the Local 362 Laborers International Union at its 100th birthday dinner at Illinois State University on March 23. A group which touts itself as one of McLean County's most diverse and active community organizations is marking 100 years. The local chapter of the …
New information revealed in fatal Goodfield fire investigation
WEBDec 3, 2021 · New information revealed in fatal Goodfield fire investigation. Two days after five members of his family were killed in a 2019 mobile home fire in Goodfield, a 9-year-old boy became a suspect in what authorities considered to be a case of arson, a Woodford County detective testified Friday at the minor’s juvenile court hearing on murder charges.
Home Sweet Home opens new Junction community center in …
WEBJun 2, 2022 · A nonprofit that serves those experiencing homelessness, poverty, or food insecurity cut the ribbon on its new community center on Thursday afternoon. Home Sweet Home Ministries’ new space, called The Junction, opened at 301 E. Oakland Ave., Bloomington, in the former Mission Mart location. That’s …