Bloomington Junior High School

Staff and students at District 87 schools have worked over recent years to get on the same page about the use of AI. The district's newest policy allows students to use a school-oriented AI model.

YWCA McLean County is launching the program for 6th through 8th grade students beginning in the 2025-26 school year.

District 87 will implement the ban in the fall, with a structure of tiered consequences for violations. District officials hope teachers and parents will help support it.

A building on Oakland Avenue in Bloomington has been renamed to honor Willie G. and Gloria Brown for their contributions to the local community.

If she wins, Bloomington Junior High School teacher Haleigh Couch plans to invest in her students and classroom — after the Hawaii vacation.

A large crowd honored Armoni Bennett on Thursday night between the seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball games at Bloomington Junior High School.

Armoni Bennett was one of four shot and killed in a domestic incident Sunday.

Illinois is not part of the growing movement from state legislators to have a larger say in how students are using phones in schools, leaving educators to make their own rules and regulations surrounding phone usage. In Bloomington-Normal, those policies vary widely.

According to a statement District 87 officials released to families, the lockdown was “out of an abundance of caution due to a received report implying a potential security concern.”

McLean County schools have been using restorative practices for years. A local expert wants to increase their use countywide.