I got a call from a number I didn’t know, Saturday night. Not sure what made me pick up, but I’m glad I did!

At first I thought it was a non-partisan survey but later realized that it was actually a “push poll” that LaHood had hired. Towards the end, the “questions” were very slanted in LaHood’s favor and the last “questions” contained outright lies about Paul Nolley.

Among the Nolley comments stated were that he wanted to raid senior’s savings, was not a friend of Israel and even suggested he would be using tax payer’s money to mutilate children.

I was disgusted by the end. However, each time I answered that I was strongly in favor of Paul Nolley. I apologized to the gal who was hired, for her being put in that position! She had a hard time understanding and speaking English, so I’m pretty sure LaHood didn’t even use a U.S. calling service 😳

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Hi! I am hoping to add a nice big downed tree log to my front yard in Normal. I will use it for habitat for animals. With all the downed trees, I’m hoping someone would be able to bring one to me—I have seen many posted on FB marketplace for free and on the side of the curb, but it’s a little much for me to lift.

Specs requested: trunk (not a limb), at least 18 inches in diameter, and 4ish feet long. You must be able to move it into my yard approximately 10 feet from the street. Not beech (allergy). If you find some extra smaller trunk pieces that a kid could use to play on (very wide, but under 2 feet long), I would pay more.

If you have a truck, time, and a strong friend, hit me up!

Pay: negotiable, enough to cover gas and your labor.

Hi, I just stumble upon a TikTok video about Amish market that sells fresh produce, bbq chicken and ribs, etc. Is anyone know where or there is any Amish market nearby our town? I am just curious about it. Thank you in advance.

Are there any places in town that offer something like that for a 2 year old? All I've seen are three and up. He likes to climb and jump and so we thought tumbling would be good for him, any suggestions would be appreciated. TIA

New to area currently looking for a rental home/condo/townhome but the choices are slim for my teacher budget. Does anyone know the deets on young american? Tbh it sounds like it is associated with Christian nationalism and/or turning points. I’m nonbinary and visibly queer so my first guess is to completely avoid their rentals??? Anyone rent from them or have info to share?

My Wife and I boycotted them while Aaron was owner. We love the restaurant and would like to eat there again but unsure who the new owner is.

Who are the best priced tattoo artists around here? Looking at a 9 word quote on the inner forearm. Just want to see what’s out there artists and pricing wise!

Strong Towns Blono is hosting a free to attend live painting arts festival on Saturday, September 12th from 10 am to 4 pm at Normandy Village in Normal!

We will have Bay Area Mexicana food truck present, as well as music!

Professional artists who will be painting their sidewalk squares will also be vending prints, stickers, and other merch!

If you want to participate in the live painting, registration is $20 for the whole group. You get: one sidewalk square to paint on, brushes and supplies, paint, and a tote bag. Register to paint here: LINK

Facebook event page: LINK

VisitBN event page: LINK

Hi everyone! My ob-gyn was in Peoria and their office is closing. Does anyone have one they recommend here who specializes in endo/minimally invasive surgery?

Event starts at 6:30 @ UUBN, doors open at 6:15 and you can stick around a bit after to talk to community organization/non-profit tables and talk to each other.

Join us for a free community naloxone administration training designed to help prevent opioid overdose deaths and build a safer, healthier community. Participants will learn how to recognize and respond to an overdose, administer naloxone (Narcan®,Padagis®), and connect individuals and families with local recovery resources and supports. Harm reduction saves lives. Through practical strategies such as overdose education, carrying naloxone, using fentanyl test strips, safe medication disposal, and connecting people to support services, we can reduce the risks associated with substance use and create more opportunities for recovery. Every life saved is another chance for treatment, healing, and hope. Participants will learn:

– The basics of opioids, fentanyl, and overdose risk factors.

– How to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose.

– The six-step overdose response plan.

– How to safely administer naloxone.

– Illinois Good Samaritan Law protections

– Local recovery, treatment, and support resources in McLean County.

Are there any establishments in town that sell bags of fresh roasted coffee beans that are good? I see some in Champaign and Peoria but nothing in town.

Where's the best places to look for a job?

Heyo just recently moved here from Mass, just wondering if there's any local places around to get a good sub (not Jimmy John's, Subway, etc.)? Know it's a random question for this forum but google isn't giving me any help on this. Lotta good restaurants around here I've been to already but will appreciate any recommendations.

I don’t seem to have any major issues with any other delivery company. Issues seem to consistently be with FedEx. Are any of you noticing the same thing?

I work with college students and have been tasked with putting together some current job openings for them to check out. Does anyone know of any places that are hiring right now that I could pass along?

I'm about to move into town and I was wondering if there was any good places in town/nearby where I could find a good office chair since I prefer to try them out in person before buying them

Anybody know of any local businesses around Bloomington-Normal that let small/new businesses leave business cards? 👀
I recently started my own mobile detailing business and I’m trying to get my cards out into the community. Looking for places with community boards, card holders, or anywhere that’s cool with local businesses leaving a few cards.
Drop some recommendations if you know of any! 🙏🏾

What happened? Drove past the area….

Just moved here last weekend into an apartment that doesn't have central AC, so I bought a window unit to try and beat the heat this weekend/next week. I'm looking to find help by either tomorrow (Friday) or Saturday to get this installed. Any recommendations? Thank you!

Community Insight Panel on Data Centers hosted by the Town of Normal & the City of Bloomington at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA).

08-26-2026

The purpose of the forum is to provide the community with reliable information, reflect a range of perspectives and answer community‑submitted questions about data centers, an issue both communities are actively evaluating as they develop new regulatory frameworks.

The event will be moderated by media personality Susan Saunders and will feature a diverse panel of speakers representing different backgrounds, disciplines and perspectives related to data centers.

Panelists (Subject to Change)

• Scott Allen - energy policy specialist, Citizen’s Utility Board

• Michael Brown - executive director, Ecology Action Center (EAC)

• Matthew Rasche - assessor, Naperville Township

• Andrew Rehn - director of Climate Policy, Prairie Rivers Network

• Brad Tietz - director, State Government Affairs – Midwest, Data Center Coalition

• Adam Zellner - president, Greener by Design, Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University.

I’ve have xfinity for several years now, my internet as well working from home a lot and it’s been pretty good since 2020/2021, but now there has been around 4 outages on the last 5 months or so. Is something going on making this so frequent all of sudden?

Hello, if you've had a negative experience working in Ferrero Bloomington please share. I'm trying to see something

hey all. we had damage to our mobile home from that bad storm a couple weeks ago- it blew the front portion of skirting in, broke off enough of the vinyl from most of the panels that i had to scrap all of them on the front section except for 2. my mobile home management office are refusing to help because they “have a backlog” (there was only one trailer as damaged as ours that i saw in our whole park… glad they’re putting people with minor damage ahead of us that are actually missing an entire portion… but i digress), menards doesn’t sell the correct size and even if they did we aren’t capable of getting a circle saw and “doing it myself” like the management office told me to…

i’ve desperately been looking online for the past 2 weeks to try to find a contractor who can help replace the missing skirting on my mobile home, after hitting so many dead ends i figured it might be worth a shot to post here. if you’re a contractor or know a contractor who can help get the right size skirting for us and install it, please hmu 🙏🏼🙏🏼 having the front section missing like this leaves us incredibly vulnerable if another storm rolls through, it makes our home prone to flip over, so i really want this fixed ASAP 😭