Bloomington-Normal YMCA

Three employees at the Bloomington-Normal YMCA were recognized Monday for heroic actions performed when a patron collapsed while using a rowing machine.

Illinois Wesleyan University graduate Ralph Smedley held the first Toastmasters meeting in 1905 at the YMCA in downtown Bloomington. The club officially formed Oct. 22, 1924 in California.

The Bloomington–Normal YMCA has announced a new partnership with the Central Illinois branch of the national organization, Girls on the Run.

The Bloomington-Normal YMCA and the American Red Cross have teamed up to introduce a new swim safety program to provide free swimming lessons and water safety training for children in the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal.

Ahead of the summer swimming season, the Bloomington-Normal YMCA and American Red Cross are promoting the importance of water safety for both children and adults.

Early bird passes go on sale May 1, with YMCA members now able to secure passes for half-price.

The Bloomington-Normal YMCA approved selling the building to Eastview Christian Church after it opened a new facility near Veterans Parkway in Bloomington.

The head of the Bloomington-Normal YMCA says the organization is exploring several ways to improve access for people without transportation to get to its new facility on Bloomington's east side. Executive director B.J. Wilken said the Y has bought a bus that can deliver children to the $24 million facility that is set to open later this month.

The Bloomington-Normal YMCA is breaking ground on a new facility it will share with Easterseals Central Illinois.The nearly 70,000-square-foot facility…

More than two dozen McLean County businesses and non-profits are getting some pandemic relief from the state.Gov. JB Pritzker visited Bloomington Thursday…