Sister Cities

The Bloomington-Normal Asahikawa Sister Cities Committee hosted junior ambassadors from Asahikawa, Japan this past week for the first time since the pandemic.

The Bloomington-Normal Asahikawa, Japan Sister Cities program is marking 60 years since its founding. A delegation that includes Asahikawa's mayor is on a whirlwind three-day visit this week to the Twin Cities to celebrate the program that creates citizen ambassadors to promote goodwill and friendship.

Bloomington-Normal's Sister Cities committee has found other ways to connect with its colleagues in Vladimir, Russia and Canterbury, England since exchange trips have stopped.

A student foreign exchange program for Bloomington-Normal has returned after a delay that began with the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers hope the program can grow to where it was decades ago.

Bloomington-Normal's sister cities program has no plans to cut ties with Vladimir, Russia following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Concerns over the coronavirus have prompted Bloomington-Normal Sister Cities to cancel this year's junior ambassador trip.Fifteen students in grades seven…

Dignitaries of Bloomington-Normal and Vladimir, Russia, who forged a sister cities partnership 30 years ago are reflecting on the program and how it…

Earl Kingman is the new Citizen of the Year in Normal.Mayor Chris Koos made the announcement Thursday evening at a town appreciation reception to…

The chair of the Bloomington-Normal Sister Cities Committee said Tuesday that he doesn’t want the recent controversy surrounding Mayor Tari Renner to…

Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner said Thursday he won’t let an Illinois State Police investigation into his recent trip to Japan become a distraction that…