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The Dean of Students office at Illinois State University and the campus PRIDE organization are condemning bigoted vandalism of Greek houses by members of a campus fraternity.
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A noted central Illinois jurist has taken aim at the criminal justice system, some rulings by the current Supreme Court, and the negative effect on the nation from the oft-recurring use of fear to shape political ends in the U.S.
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The council will vote during its regular meeting whether to lease 27 cameras from Flock Safety, for close to $84,000. That's the same vender Bloomington chose.
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A leader in the Prairie Pride Coalition in McLean County said Tuesday the Supreme Court decision overturning legal abortion means LGBTQ+ people need to be vigilant about their rights.
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Charlie Schlenker talks with state Sen. Jason Barickman about policy choice in the debate over guns. Barickman is a Republican from Bloomington-Normal. Barickman says he acknowledges the system is imperfect and society needs to find ways to do better. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.
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The display of a Confederate flag outside University High School in Normal did not go down well with other students. One took down the flag. Several reported it. In-school social messaging platforms blew up. The Black Student Union at the high school issued a statement condemning the act as an "obscenity."
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The winners of the City of Bloomington Black History Essay Contest speak to the resilience of a people who used some of their most valuable assets to break through societal barriers.
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The Central Illinois Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday it has reservations about a proposed new traffic camera system that can record license plate numbers of vehicles.
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The unscripted HBO show, “We’re Here” documents LGBTQ people and their allies in small towns. It recently aired an episode with Pastor Craig Duke, who put together a drag show church service in Evansville, Ind. Three weeks later, the church relieved Duke of his duties. Hope United Methodist Church in Bloomington Normal put on an advent service in drag, in part, as a response to the Indiana incident.
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An Illinois State University professor will discuss “Can America be redeemed?” during a talk Friday that focuses on sites of memory.