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LIVE: Ferrero celebrates opening of first chocolate processing facility in North America
BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - Candy giant Ferrero is celebrating the opening of its first North American chocolate processing facility - located in Bloomington. Ground was broken in late 2022 on the $214 million, 70,000-square-foot expansion project of the company’s existing facility. You can watch 25News - any newscast, anywhere...
King Julian to ‘move it, move it’ to a new home at Kansas Zoo
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — King Julian, a ring-tailed lemur, found last year in a Bloomington area garage, will leave Miller Park Zoo for his name home in Kansas. The new zoo, Sunset Zoological Park in Manhattan, Kan., has two other lemurs which were also rescued from inappropriate living conditions. This will give “Julian the opportunity […]
Local events to celebrate Mother's Day
Do your mom a favor by not waiting until the last minute to plan a fun activity on her special day. Here are some Mother’s Day events to show her how much you care:. The Bloomington Kiwanis Flower Sale will be held Wednesday through Saturday at the Shoppes at College Hills in Normal.
Normal Live kicks off May 15th
Starting next week, you can add another thing to see in Uptown Normal to your list with live music. They’ll be kicking off their Normal Live series, which is a series of live music performances in Uptown Circle from May 15th through the end of September. All of the shows are free and open to the public. While the first show on May 15th is in Uptown Circle, performances will start to happen at the Connie Link Amphitheater on May 23rd, a place we’d recommend checking out if you haven’t done so already.
The Overture: May 6-12
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject to change at any time. Thank you for understanding. Did we miss something this week?...
PAWSitively Stress Free returns to relieve stress during finals
Illinois State University students can take a much-needed break from finals prep by relaxing with some friendly pups at PAWSitively Stress Free. Health Promotion and Wellness will host PAWSitively Stress Free from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday on the third floor of Milner Library. Students will have the...
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