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BJHS students learn nursing skills after school, but wear their scrubs all day

A program in collaboration between Bloomington District 87 and Heartland Community College help junior high students learn skills from nursing professionals. Students attend the Junior Health Science Academy in Heartland’s nursing lab immediately after school once a week over the course of a month. The program is designed by and held in collaboration with the Black Nurses Association of Central Illinois, with two dozen students attending.

Bloomington, IL · 17h
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Freeze Ends Growing Season Across Illinois Including Springfield, Champaign, and Carbondale While Frost Covers Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford Saturday Night

ILLINOIS — A freeze impacted central and southern Illinois Saturday night, marking the final frost and freeze event of the season. With this freeze, the entire state has now experienced freezing temperatures this fall, officially ending the growing season statewide. Northern Illinois saw widespread frost, while a hard freeze was possible in parts of Kentucky and Missouri as the coldest air of the season so far settled across the region.

Illinois · 2d
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Mobile DMV and I-Cash Services Coming to Forsyth November 23

November 8, 2026 – State Representative Regan Deering and State Senator Sally Turner are partnering with the Illinois Secretary of State and Treasurer’s offices to bring state services to Forsyth later this month. A Mobile DMV and I-Cash event is scheduled for Monday, November 23, from 10 a.m....

Forsyth, IL · 1d
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Key areas for economic development in Bloomington-Normal eligible for federal tax breaks

MCLEAN COUNTY (25News Now) - Three areas targeted for economic development in Bloomington-Normal qualify as opportunity zones, making investors eligible for federal tax breaks. State officials announced that Downtown Bloomington, Uptown and Northwest Normal are among 240 areas in Illinois eligible for the incentives. “Through a data-driven evaluation and extensive...

Bloomington, IL · 1d
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4 Illinois Cider Mills And Orchard Bakeries Still Pressing Fresh Cider Into December

You pull off a quiet country road in Illinois expecting a plain farm stand, and suddenly you are holding a warm cup of spiced cider and a sugar-dusted donut. Most people think orchard season ends with Halloween, but a few Illinois farms keep the cider flowing well into December. These...

Illinois · 1d

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Escape Into A Real-Life Bookworm’s Paradise Where Illinois Books Cost Less Than $20

There’s a teal-green building in Forsyth, Illinois, that has absolutely no business being as exciting as it is, and yet, here we are. The Old Book Barn is the kind of place that makes you question every life decision that led you to spend full price on books at a chain store, because for under twenty dollars, you can stuff an entire bag with used books and walk out feeling like you’ve cracked some kind of secret code.

Forsyth, IL · 2d

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Mommy Matters: More parents refusing Vitamin K shot for their newborns

Mommy Matters: More parents refusing Vitamin K shot for their newborns.

Champaign, IL · 16h

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Illinois football to face No. 4 ranked UCLA on Friday

CHAMPAIGN – The University of Illinois football team will face fourth-ranked UCLA on the road at 8 p.m. Friday. The Illini (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten Conference) will face an undefeated Bruins (9-0, 6-0) team. “I think it’s awesome to be in Week 10 and to face a team that’s...

Champaign, IL · 14h

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Boilermakers Beat Redbirds 76-59 as Jacobsen Scores 20

The Purdue Boilermakers beat the Illinois State Redbirds 76-59 at Mackey Arena. The post Boilermakers Beat Redbirds 76-59 as Jacobsen Scores 20 appeared first on Ball Exclusives .

Normal, IL · 12h

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Illinois football streaks into the record books with Friday night win vs. Nebraska

The Illini have turned their 2026 season around and now have the longest win streak in nearly a half-decade.

Champaign, IL · 1d

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UI pauses proposal for minority-serving business program following Title VI, IX complaint

In September, applications opened for Project MicroBoom, a program supporting minority-owned, Black-owned and women-owned businesses. The University’s Campus-Community Compact and Just Our Tech LLC, a consulting agency that creates platforms for underrepresented communities, unofficially partnered together on the program. On Sept. 18, Mark Perry, a former professor at the...

Champaign County, IL · 21h

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Central Illinois Rotary district hosts cultural exchange with India

Rotary International members from India have been staying with Bloomington-Normal Rotary host families this past week, as part of a monthlong cultural exchange. This time last year, their Illinois counterparts were in India. The exchanges give insight into differences between societies, and what we can learn from each other and...

Bloomington, IL · 18h

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Illinois State football falls flat in 49-21 defeat

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Illinois State football could not stay afloat in a 49-21 defeat to the North Dakota Fighting Hawks Saturday afternoon, dropping to 7-3 on the season. After an even first quarter with North Dakota that ended in a 14-14 deadlock, the Redbirds did not score again until the fourth quarter.

Normal, IL · 2d

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Football Flies by North Park in Home Finale

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Returning to action for the first time in two weeks, the Illinois Wesleyan University football team raced past North Park University, 59-20, Saturday, Nov. 7, on Salute to Service day at Tucci Stadium. The Titans jumped to 7-2 on the season (5-2 CCIW) marking their best season since 2018. The Vikings slipped to 2-7 (2-5 CCIW).

Bloomington, IL · 2d

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The Week: November 9-12

Sign up to make zines on Wednesday, Allerton Park & Retreat Center, before registration closes, $5. Treat yourself to some midweek crafting at Allerton’s zine workshop on Wednesday, November 11. Artist and librarian Megan Lotts will instruct students on zine-making and zine history, as well as a chance to explore the grounds and a curated collection of nature-themed zines to get inspired. Registration closes at the end of the day on Monday. (RR)

Champaign County, IL · 1d

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Parents worry about the future of ISU lab schools program for kids with vision or hearing disabilities

The looming end of a contract for a program that supports students with hearing or vision needs at Illinois State University’s lab schools has put their services’ future in doubt and caused anxiety for the students’ families. The Heart of Illinois Low Incidence Association [HILIA] is an...

Normal, IL · 18h

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Illinois voters pass proposals objecting to state anti-BDS law

Voters in eight municipalities in Illinois approved ballot measures last week registering formal objections to the state’s law barring state pension investments in companies that boycott Israel. The ballot measures will have no effect on state policy. But pro-Palestinian groups are celebrating the wins as demonstrations of shifting public...

Illinois · 1d

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High Five (+5): Opening Week

After Illinois won their Big Ten season opener at Ohio State last December, we rolled out the High Five video clip feature. The Illini would go on to win 12 of their next 13 games - a stretch which would establish themselves as one of the best teams in college basketball and laid the foundation for a what ultimately became a Final Four caliber season. I’m not saying that the High Five series had anything to do with that, but it seem conveniently coincidental in retrospect. Regardless, the High Five posts were a ton of fun to do so, of course, we’re going to run it back this season.

Champaign, IL · 1d

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ISU campus community celebrates first-generation students and others who are 'their own opportunity'

First-generation students at Illinois State University were celebrated Sunday at an event to mark National First-Generation College Day. TRIO Student Support Services [SSS] at ISU hosted the event at the Bone Student Center. The day is celebrated annually to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which laid the foundation for federal financial aid programs, including TRIO programs.

Normal, IL · 18h