Sound Ideas

The trust that Home Sweet Home Ministries has built with the Bloomington-Normal community did not happen overnight. Here's how the nonprofit has repeatedly embraced innovative ideas to meet its mission.

The annual financial trends report for the Town of Normal shows a largely positive picture. The town says most of its leading indicators are healthy, though there are a couple things to watch.

The implementation of climate and environmental policy may become more challenging during the Trump administration, but the fight is far from over, according to one national environmental advocate.

The head of Illinois State University's legal studies program says public employees have some free speech protections, but those protections have been successfully challenged in court.

As part of the nationwide Welcoming Week initiative, representatives from The Immigration Project, ISU's Queer Coalition and Rainbow Railroad will discuss how immigration policies are affecting the queer community.

St. Mary's Catholic Church hosts their annual kermes in celebration of Hispanic heritage. The event serves as a fundraiser to honor the birth of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Dec. 12.

Spreading Peace and Acts of Random Kindness in Blo-No, or SPARK, teaches children the importance of empathy and helping their local communities.

Nomad Theatre Company will begin its second season as a year-round company by bringing courtroom dramas to a real-life courtroom in Bloomington. One play is based on true events following a group of ax-wielding ladies from Towanda.

Dabrona Alzebdieh and her son Joshua opened South of Chicago Groceries across the street from Miller Park in Bloomington, after seeing the neighborhood lacked a place to get fresh food nearby.

McLean County has one Nobel Prize winner — but oh what a one! Modern electronics rests upon Clinton Davisson’s physics experiments bombarding a block of crystalized nickel with electrons.