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Chief information officer finalists and open forums announced
18+ hour, 39+ min ago (172+ words) Finalists have been announced for the position of chief information officer at Illinois State University. The campus community is invited to learn about each of the candidates during the following open forums and to provide feedback. Monday, June 22, 2026 Thursday, June…...
50 years ago: Vandal causes oil spill into Sugar Creek
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Flying Horse: Open topic
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (282+ words) Leilani Binion, grade 3, Cedar Ridge Keily Velasco Valera, grade 3, Cedar Ridge Maisie Holmes, grade 3, Cedar Ridge Brody Rapp, grade 3, Cedar Ridge" Liam Weiser, grade 3, Cedar Ridge Graciella Torres, grade 3, Cedar Ridge Cassidy Anderson, grade 3, Cedar Ridge Logan Collier, grade 3, Cedar…...
Lee's Allison Petty named Illinois Editor of the Year
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (808+ words) EAST PEORIA " Allison Petty, an award-winning reporter and editor and longtime news leader in Central Illinois, has been named 2025 Editor of the Year by the Illinois Press Association. Petty spent more than four years at the helm of the Central…...
Balloons Over Route 66 to go on without hot air balloons due to cost
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (375+ words) LINCOLN " In response to rising costs and a lack of financial backing, the Balloons Over Route 66 Committee has announced that the hot air balloon portion of the event will not take place this year." Zoo's youngest learners explore nature with…...
25 years ago: Seated Lincoln sculpture a popular attraction
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Photos: Zoo's youngest learners explore nature with parents in Animal Crackers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (184+ words) Miller Park Zoo hosts educational programs for young learners throughout the summer." Zoo educator Jeff Bakken shows where the"tenrec is from during the monthly early-childhood education program, Animal Crackers, at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington. The program is…...
Olympia High School breaks ground on long-awaited $15 M expansion
1+ week, 2+ day ago (145+ words) STANFORD " Olympia High School welcomed dozens of faculty, alumni and other supporters for an official groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a highly anticipated $15 million campus expansion in rural Stanford. Olympia school district unveils addition after years of planning, community input Olympia…...
50 years ago: Torches light path to lost Lincoln speech
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Illinois State University student named 2026 Four Seasons Legacy Scholarship recipient
1+ week, 6+ day ago (296+ words) BLOOMINGTON" Four Seasons Health Club announced Sammie Jorczak as its inaugural 2026 Legacy Scholarship recipient. Mc Lean County history museum, ISU, Visit BN partner to illuminate Route 66 history with digital art installation Illinois State pitcher Hannah Meeks (55) celebrates with teammates in…...