2024.02.09-16 Digest
WCIA
You know of therapy dogs, maybe even some cats, but what about therapy horses? They’re the animals changing lives no matter how old you are. Jasper and Oliver are two miniature horses spreading smiles across Central Illinois. They’re …
WCIA
The University of Illinois Springfield is working with Innovate Springfield to develop a new high-tech laboratory and class to help high school students bring their innovative product ideas to life. The lab will be located …
FOX 32
IHSA Girls Flag Football becomes official sport As Girls Flag Football continues to flourish nationwide, history was made inside Halas Hall Wednesday. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Girls Flag football officially became an Illinois High School Association (IHSA) …
THE VIDETTE
The sweet aroma of chocolate ice cream and warm cookies filled the air Friday night in Uptown Normal. With help from the sunny weather, the annual Uptown Covered in Chocolate event brought in families, couples and friends from all over the community. ...
WCIA
Illinois manufacturers are joining college basketball teams in gearing up for their bracket hopes next month. The Illinois Manufacturing Association has opened its nominations for its 5th annual Makers Madness tournament to find …
WGLT
A nuclear physicist at Illinois State University is tackling some uncomfortable truths about the global stockpile of nuclear weapons. Physics professor Matt Caplan seeks to raise awareness about the threat of nuclear war with a public seminar series called …
STATE JOURNAL REGISTRY
With the Super Bowl coming to a climatic overtime victory for the Kansas City Chiefs, life is returning to normal but there's still plenty of excitement in Springfield for this weekend. Warning for people scared of bucking broncos and high energy: only …
NPG
The IHSA is adding girls flag football as the newest official high school sport. The Bloomington-based Illinois High School Association, or IHSA, says teams will compete for the first state title in girls flag football next fall. The IHSA says over 100 …
WMBD
With a polar plunge in Peoria this Saturday and another in Bloomington the following Saturday, there will be plenty of freezing people in central Illinois. Both plunges raise money for athletes with Special Olympics Illinois. The …
NBC 5
An Illinois real estate listing has gone viral for its unique interior, describe on TikTok as being "like seven different universes in one space." Listed for $1.35 million, the unique 7,000-square-foot "facility" in Peoria Heights, …
WMBD
Illinois Pickle Ball players can look forward to new indoor pickleball locations in central Illinois. According to a news release, The Picklr is expanding its indoor pickleball franchise to Bloomington-Normal. It will be located at …
WMBD
Cheriz Kunkel has always had a heart for providing kids a place to call home. “My husband and I have been fostering for multiple years, and so we saw firsthand a lot of the gaps in the system and the lack of support and resources for …
WMBD
A local United States Post Office will be seeing some changes in the next few years as part of the USPS’ $40 billion investment to revitalize, modernize and make changes to be more effective. The 10-year Delivering for America plan …
WMBD
Last year, Will Ferrell made an unexpected stop in Central Illinois as part of his new documentary, “Will & Harper.” As it turns out, he was around town to interview a Central Illinois native, Dana Garber. To say Dana was shocked …
WMBD
Residents shared their thoughts and had their questions answered about the Adams-Jefferson One-Way Two-Way Conversion project at two public hearing meetings hosted by Peoria Public Works on Thursday. Maps and layouts of the conversion …