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Tynessia Edmonds was one of 397 managers to receive the Ray Kroc Award, named for the businessman responsible for turning McDonald’s into the global fast-food chain it is today.

A student group at Illinois State University is honoring one of its former members — Chicago Police officer Aréanah Preston — who was shot to death in 2023.

One of the largest religious groups at Illinois State University has begun work on a $3.7 million overhaul of its building near the heart of campus, with hopes of better serving students in crisis and drawing in others — with a little help from a new coffee shop.

The first tenants have already moved in at Carden Springs, a new and sizable apartment and townhome development in north Normal aimed squarely at McLean County’s housing shortage.

The Illinois State University football team earned a double-overtime victory, 38-36, over North Alabama on Saturday at Hancock Stadium. The Family Weekend game included two hour-plus long weather delays.

High school students from LeRoy learned how to stay safe when they see farm equipment on the road this fall.

Delightfully mild weather helped to bring out big crowds for this year’s Sweet Corn Circus in Uptown Normal – enough to gobble up thousands of ears of corn.

ISU's annual Front-Yard Freecycle event offered new and returning students on campus to claim dorm room and apartment must haves with no charge.

Normal Public Library officially reopened Friday after a 16-month renovation that added an all-ages makerspace, nursing lounge, and other improvements.

Bloomington High School played host for what's believed to be the first international soccer match between FIFA member clubs in the Twin Cities — Peoria City versus Atlas from Guadalajara, Mexico.