The Ironmen advance to Saturday’s IHSA 3A Regional finals, defeating the Minooka Indians 2-1 in Oct. 22’s semifinal match. Cassius Sharp put Community on the board with 35:54 left to play in the first half of Tuesday’s game, netting his seventh goal of the year. The Indians knotted the score...

The 41st annual Sugar Creek Arts Festival, hosted by the McLean County Arts Center, brought artists from around the Midwest to Uptown Normal the weekend of Oct. 5-6. The annual event is just one way the Arts Center promotes its mission: to “encourage and promote” art appreciation. 2024’s...

When the 2024 girls Bloomington Normal Lacrosse season opens against Dunlap on April 4 the team is hoping to bounce back from last season’s 4-8 record. Last season, BN Lacrosse was winless against opponents with three or more victories on the season. The program’s wins came against Dunlap, Edwardsville...

Eight members of the Model United Nations grappled with a global crisis scenario involving the spread of a zombie-inducing virus during the crisis summit on Nov. 17. Hosted by Bloomington High School, the summit brought together young diplomats from BHS, Normal Community, West, Central Catholic and...

Despite the Normal Marching Band falling short of their start-of-season goal to make a finals run at the Bands of America Super Regional, the group garnered numerous accolades throughout the 2023 season. Among them was a first-place finish at the 6A Illinois State Marching Band Championships at Illinois...

The Normal Marching Band took second in their first two competitions, debuting the 2023 season show “The Game.” The season opener at the Washington Invite was a rematch of last year's State Finals, with the NMB once again finishing 2nd behind the defending 6A State Champions from Morton High School. The...

Boys cross country takes top honors at season opener The boys cross country team took first in the Normal Community Co-Ed Open Sept. 1 at Maxwell Park, edging out Elmwood Brimfield 39-48.  Two Ironmen posted top-five finishes, with Joey Yaros taking second and Jack Thomas finishing fourth out of...