Jordan Mead

Miller Park Zoo finished the Sullivan Rohrscheib Educational Theater and held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday morning. The new educational theater was made possible because of the Rohrscheib family’s donations in memory of their son, Sullivan Rohrscheib.

Unit 5's Colene Hoose Elementary School broke ground on the new world-class playground designed by Danish architect Helle Nebelong. The new playground will teach kids to care about the environment long term by exposing them now.

Tuesday was the 157th anniversary of when Abraham Lincoln’s body was transported through Bloomington to Springfield on the train named “The Lincoln Special."

After Illinois State University nutrition student Danielle Fairchild died in November when she was struck by a vehicle while walking near the intersection of College and Kingsley, students are raising awareness for short-term measures now in preparation for more expensive and more long-term changes that are still needed.

String Project, one of Illinois State University’s longest running community programs, is celebrating 20 years of cultivating a love of music in children. The spring concert is at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Center for Performing Arts at ISU.

More people are seeking plant-inclusive and animal product-free meals. But satisfying vegan and vegetarian diets is not easy in Bloomington-Normal.

Cecilia Ruffin recently became the Multicultural Leadership Institute's executive director. While volunteering in the Bloomington-Normal community for decades has been a key focus in Ruffin's life, she shares what keeps her grounded and why she devotes her time to being engaged in her community.

Willie Brown was known as a local leader because of his commitment to helping others. After his passing in March, Brown's former employer, State Farm, is donating $250,000 to the Western Avenue Community Center to continue Brown's dedication to serving the community.

When he was 12, Jose Antonio Vargas immigrated to the United States to live with his grandparents. He eventually became an award-winning journalist. As someone who personally experienced what being undocumented looks like, he now challenges how people talk about race, identity and migration by posing the question, "How do we define American?"

Originally a respected and professional woman in El Salvador, Claudia Calvo moved to the United States in 2014 to start a family. Navigating life in a new country and speaking a new language was a challenge by itself, but Calvo also navigated being a mother and prioritizing mental health in a new country.