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Obituaries: Penn
Paul Penn Paul S. Penn, 90, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:08 a.m., May 7 at his home. His visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Monday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. A private buria...
May 08, 2015
Local letter carriers look to ‘stamp out’ hunger
‘Mailman Al’ poses next to a sign promoting the Stamp Out Hunger campaign. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mailman Al) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Letter carriers will be picking up those p...
May 08, 2015
Kentucky highlights Illinois State’s 2015-16 men’s hoops schedule
Illinois State men’s basketball will play seven non-conference games at Redbird Arena during the 2015-16 season. (WJBC file photo) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL - Four 2015 NCAA Tournament te...
May 08, 2015
ISU AD: O’Shaughnessy, free agents raise profile of Illinois State football
James O'Shaughnessy was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Illinois State athletics director Larry Lyo...
May 06, 2015
Obituaries: Tipler, Aranowski
Devon TiplerDevon L. “Red” Tipler, 34, of Normal, passed away at 3:26 p.m. on April 29 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.His funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Fri...
May 05, 2015
Obituaries: Smith
William SmithWilliam E. “Bill” Smith, 65, of Bloomington, passed away at 5:34 p.m. May 1 at his residence surrounded by his loving wife of 44 years and his children.Bill was born June 27, ...
May 04, 2015
Report: ISU lands Bethune-Cookman transfer
Dan Muller’s Redbirds have reportedly landed transfer forward Quintin Brewer. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Illinois State men’s basketball has reportedly land...
May 04, 2015
Obituaries: Peel
David Peel David Peel David E. Peel, 76, of Bloomington, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2015 at Heritage Health, Normal. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral H...
May 04, 2015
The English professor’s ‘Fight Club’
Photo credit: Marital Arts Nomad, Flickr Community Commons.Jonathan Gottschall was prepping for his task of teaching his students English Literature and glanced out the window. Across the street from ...
May 03, 2015
Obituaries: Barlow, Fann
Marilyn Barlow Marilyn J. (Quiggins) Barlow, 69, of Bloomington, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on April 28 at Heartland Health Care in Normal. Her funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Monday at Kibler-Bra...
Apr 30, 2015
