Mattoon CUSD #2 earned strong 2026 Illinois Report Card results, including an Approaching Exemplary designation for Williams Elementary and districtwide growth gains.
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- Normal IL
Uptown Normal’s Treat Feast returns Oct. 29 from 5-6:30 p.m., with nearby streets closed to traffic and parking restrictions in place for the Halloween event.
- Normal IL
Normal announces an eastbound Vernon Avenue lane and Angela Drive intersection closure for Constitution Trail crossing repairs through October 30, weather permitting.
- Parkland College
The William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College will host fall badge workshops for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, with advance registration required.
- Parkland College
Parkland College students will share MICRO-CCS summer research on plant-microbe interactions at a James B. Kaler Science Lecture at the Staerkel Planetarium.
- Illinois State University
Illinois State students can submit a single research image and abstract for the 2027 Image of Research Competition through Friday, November 13, 2026.
- University of Illinois
Epidemiologist Nídia S. Trovão explains how the U.S. may lose measles elimination status, why current outbreaks are alarming, and what is needed to regain control.
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Illinois State Museum will highlight Route 66 oral histories and exhibits in a free virtual Centennial Speaker Series session organized by Research Route 66.
Illinois State students can submit a single research image and abstract for the 2027 Image of Research Competition through Friday, November 13, 2026.
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Bloomington will run loose leaf vacuum collection Nov. 2–Dec. 30, 2026, following bulk and brush routes and completing two citywide cycles, weather permitting.
Epidemiologist Nídia S. Trovão explains how the U.S. may lose measles elimination status, why current outbreaks are alarming, and what is needed to regain control.
Professor emerita Kimiko Gunji received the Chancellor’s Medallion for her leadership of Japan House and decades of teaching Japanese arts and culture.
Workshop on sensible salting covers chloride pollution in McLean County, best practices for winter maintenance, and breakout sessions for different audiences.
West College Avenue in Normal will be closed between White Oak Road and Sheringham Drive on Oct. 23 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for curb and gutter work.
- Parkland College
Parkland College hosted the ICCJA Annual Conference, where student journalists attended workshops and Parkland’s Prospectus staff received two statewide awards.
- Illinois Wesleyan University
Author and alum Lindsey Fitzharris returns to Illinois Wesleyan University to discuss her new book “Sleuth-Hound” with a public talk, campus visit and book signing.
- Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan senior Mannat Kandal ’27, a psychology major and campus leader from India, has been named the university’s 2026 Student Laureate.
- Illinois Wesleyan University
Former U.S. diplomat Gordon Duguid will speak on “Trends in U.S. Foreign Relations” Nov. 9, 2026, at Illinois State University as part of the Stevenson Lecture Series.
- University of Illinois
Study of 33 million voters in New York and California finds Asian American subgroups experience distinct racial, income and partisan isolation patterns.
- IDOT District 5 – News Releases (Paris IL)
Construction at the Norfolk Pacific railroad crossing on Market Street in Bloomington begins Oct. 26, closing lanes and causing detours and traffic delays.
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- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
IDNR awards $697,816 to 14 land trust projects to enhance stewardship, invasive species control and prescribed fire at Illinois Nature Preserves Commission sites.
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- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
IDNR will hold the annual red-tag blind drawing for Quincy Bay Waterfowl Management Area on Oct. 24 at the Pittsfield District Office, with registration in the morning.
- Normal IL
The Town of Normal will start seasonal leaf collection vacuuming Oct. 19, 2026, working one zone at a time beginning in Zone 3. Check progress on the interactive map.
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- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
IDNR lists Illinois state and federal sites open for 2026 youth waterfowl hunts, outlines license and stamp requirements, and details special youth-only hunt dates.
- Heart of Illinois Community Foundation
Free copies of "A Lesson Before Dying" are available at several Macon County locations. Visit Bigreadmaconcounty.org for the latest Big Read details.
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- Ecology Action Center
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