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Illinois State’s Solar Car Team finished fifth at the American Solar Challenge Formula Sun Grand Prix.
Roberta Trites, a distinguished professor at Illinois State University, is the recipient of the 16th International Brothers Grimm Award, an honor given biannually to one global scholar who contributes outstanding research to children’s literature.
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival will host a 40th season celebration dinner on from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. August 18, 2017.
Roberta Trites is the recipient of the 16th International Brothers Grimm Award, an honor [...]
Illinois State students have uncovered many artifacts during the Department of Sociology [...]
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present the full-dome summer show [...]
Illinois State University Photographer Lyndsie Schlink ’04 took home two awards from [...]
Uptown Normal will be hosting the Medici Craft Beer and Jazz Street Fair on Saturday.
At 2:09 a.m. July 17, operate motor vehicle with suspended registration was reported at [...]
Charges against a Chicago man who attended Illinois State University's Preview [...]
Vice President of Operations for Advocate BroMenn Medical Center and Advocate Eureka Bob [...]
Join President and Mrs. Larry H. Dietz at the Gallery Guichard as they honor the Black [...]
The BCA picnic, held on July 9, 2017, captured fun, celebration, dancing, and lifelong [...]
A look back on the stories of BCA scholarship recipients and special thanks to 2016-2017 [...]
Get the rundown of BCA's Homecoming activities and how to get involved.
Reggie's Kids Club members will have several opportunities to #BackTheBirds at special [...]
The Illinois State men's golf team was well represented at this week's 87th Illinois [...]
Another exciting season of Illinois State Redbird football is just around the corner, and [...]
Illinois State Athletics' annual fundraiser golf outing, The Players, has been set for [...]