Brendan Denison

3 weeks ago | pantagraph.com | Brendan Denison

BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion and two residents were displaced after a Saturday morning house fire, officials said. A press statement from the Bloomington Fire Department said crews were called at 11:32 a.m. Saturday to a fire on the outside of a home at 707 East Grove Street and smoke spread through the interior.

4 weeks ago | pantagraph.com | Allison Petty |Brendan Denison

The naming of the first U.S. pope on Thursday prompted plenty of celebration in Central Illinois, heightened by the fact that the Catholic Church's new leader has roots just a few hours away. At Central Catholic High School in Bloomington, students gathered in the auditorium to watch on a screen as Robert Prevost — taking the name Pope Leo XIV — addressed the tens of thousands who gathered at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.

1 month ago | pantagraph.com | Brendan Denison

NORMAL — Illinois State University's Horticulture Center in Normal is inviting people to get hands on with nature, agriculture and art over a May field day.  The free event will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 3, on the west side of the Horticulture Center, which is at 1001 W. Raab Road in Normal. Organizers said the event will showcase animal labor, including plowing and hauling; and presentations on pollinators and native plants.

1 month ago | pantagraph.com | Brendan Denison

NORMAL — The Spring River Poetry Review will host two award-winning poets for its annual Lucia Getsi Reading on April 23. The reading, which honors the longtime Illinois State University creative writing program director and editor of the Spring River Poetry Review, Lucia Getsi, will feature Ali Beheler and Victoria Chang. The reading takes place at 7 p.m. April 23 at the Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.

1 month ago | pantagraph.com | Brendan Denison

NORMAL — The Town of Normal is partnering with Illinois State University on a campus pedestrian and road safety initiative. According to a joint statement from ISU and the town, the initiative seeks to improve transportation safety for all who live, work and travel through the ISU campus area. ISU and the town are working with transportation planning firm TYLin and community engagement and design firm All Together.