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The new rules require phones and devices such as smart watches, tablets and MP3 players to be put away unless a student is using it for “educational purposes” and granted permission from the instructor. But students can have them on their person, provided they "are not used, seen or heard during instructional time."

According to unofficial results on Tuesday, Dan Brady [48%] won decisively over city council member Cody Hendricks [33%] and mayor Mboka Mwilambwe [19%].

For a gathering Sunday sponsored by Not in Our Town Bloomington-Normal, sharing anxiety about the incoming administration, and resolving to stay involved are two major steps toward making things better — and even, to some extent, healing.

DeWon Griffin was sentenced Monday in McLean County for his role in the 2019 murder of Tariq Houston at a party in Normal.

The restaurant's signature pies — a Thanksgiving staple for many in Central Illinois — return just in time for the holiday.

Sherrilyn Ifill said the amendment transformed not just the 19th century, but the 20th century, helping spur immigration from Europe.

London will be the band’s first international destination since the Normal Community and Normal West bands combined in 2018.

More than 200 people attended a ribbon-cutting for Illinois State University's new Indoor Practice Facility located just north of Horton Fieldhouse.

The BearCat, manufactured by Lenco Armored Vehicles of Pittsfield, Mass., will cost $249,229, and take about a year to manufacture.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says programs like Tuesday evening's “Protecting Places of Worship Forum” can — and do — save lives.