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Free and Reduced-Price Meals Eligibility Guidelines for 2019-20 School Year

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced the eligibility guidelines for students to receive free and reduced-price lunch, breakfast, and after-school snacks through the National Scho...

BN Airport Authority and ISU School of Art Announce Opening of Student Art Gallery

The Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority and Illinois State University College of Fine Arts are proud to announce the opening of the new ISU School of Art Student Gallery at the Central Illinois Regio...

McLean County Employee Electrocuted

McLean County Highway Department employee Scott Bundy, 41, of Bloomington, was taken to Advocate BroMenn Medical Center on Wednesday where he was pronounced dead at 11:05 a.m. County officials are say...

Bus Contractor Communication Breakdown Frustrates McLean County School Officials

A lack of communication between a bus contractor and the McLean County Unit 5 staff and families is frustrating the school board. Members expressed concern last night that Cincinnati-based private bus...

New Law Allows Teachers to Appeal Unsatisfactory Evaluations

Illinois teachers can now appeal unsatisfactory ratings they receive from district evaluations per new legislation signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The new law sets up a bargaining process between school...

State Law Now Allows Automatic Suspension of Teachers' Licenses When Charged with Serious Crimes

A new state law allows state education authorities to suspend a teacher's license, if he/she is charged with serious crimes, including violent felonies, sexual and drug offenses. That will prevent acc...

Illinois Lottery Reports Record Contribution For Education Funding

As students across the state head back to school, the Illinois Lottery announced today a record $731 million contribution to the State of Illinois' Common School Fund for Fiscal Year 2019, which ended...

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

With the last long weekend of summer almost here, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and more than 160 local law enforcement agencies are stepping up to keep our roads sa...

Bloomington's Next Police Chief Is....Donath

City Manager Tim Gleason Wednesday announced the promotion of Dan Donath, a 25-year veteran Bloomington police officer who has been sharing interim police chief duties since June 21, to Police Chief. ...

Pritzker Signs Legislation Prioritizing Diversity in Corporate Leadership

Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation today that works to increase diverse voices on corporate boards across the state. "As a result of this legislation, in the coming years, both the legislature an...

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