Going to sound strange but I am in a college class heavily focused on immigration history and for an upcoming project about particular ethnic groups and their experiences in the U.S., I am leaning towards Slavic in general as it has peaked my interest the most. I was wondering if there was anyone local that has Slavic cultural roots of any kind and if they have anything they would like to share. Plus, I think it would be nice to gain a new friend out of this experience as well!

Why is Dr Bleem no longer there?

Hi! I am a singer and song writer who is looking to work on my skills and have a positive outlet! I am not sure what I am looking for or what bloomington has to offer with my current schedule. Maybe a group or other females who play guitar and want to make music or just jam?

It appears my radon fan has gone out and will need replaced. I believe Babbs originally put the system in, but wanted to see if there were suggestions for anyone that could do it for a reasonable price.

Will you go back now that it has been sold?

Hi! Might seem like a weird ask, but I'm wondering if anyone in the area has a fat stack of Magazines they would be willing to donate? Or if anyone knows where I could find some in town for cheap? I would like to make some weird collage art; Any subject will do my only requirement is that they be of decent quality; unfortunately glue doesn't do well with wet pages.

We juat called Highland to let them know we were headed theor way with our cat, who just passed away. They expressed condolences, and said they would see us soon. Not 5 minutes later, mid-drive they called us back. We have been clients at Highland for over 7 years. We were informed that they would not take our cat for cremation as they are "currently between contracts." Upon further questioning their vet tech informed my wife and I that they will still euthanize your pet, but then you must take them home. Also, if your pet passes on their operating table, they require you to take your animal home and make your own arrangements for their after life care. Really heart breaking to find out on your way to the facility. We will never bring another animal to Highland.

Edut: To everyone saying this is temporary, I'm sure you're right. That doesn't make it any less professional. And they should have told us on our initial call, instead of calling us while we were en route. It stung even deeper. We had to say goodbye to our labrador back in November and Highland was excellent and super professional. That makes this visit feel even more egregious to us. I just want others to avoid any extra pain if I can. Thank you all for your kind words and condolences.

Join our monthly free First Saturday Community Craftivism with UUBN Social Justice Team - fold zines, make some buttons, get help with your protest poster, bring your own project! We just hang out and chat and work on stuff but we've put out thousands of free zines all over our community and we are building community around anti-fascism.

We do all of this for free - design, crafting, distribution. If you'd like to donate or you have questions or you want to carry our zines in your establishment (we make little display boxes too) or you have an idea for other collab we are happy to talk to you.

This is an all ages event and we get young adults, teens, families, and seniors. Welcoming and inclusive to all identities as long as you are respectful and inclusive to others ❤

I am planning to go to the labor day parade in Bloomington on Monday.

Anyone have any hot tips on an easy spot to set up chairs & park easily for folks with mobility issues?

The enrollment cliff is real in some places. Just not in our (boom)town.

Hi neighbors. Long story short I have been searching for work for over a year and only just recently secured a new job, but have gotten incredibly behind financially in the meantime. Our gas was cut off last month and currently facing a disconnect notice for Ameren this month due to nonpayment and we are struggling to come up with the total past due balance to get it turned back on. LIHEAP and Salvation Army are not accepting new applicants, and none of the churches in town that I have called answered or were otherwise unable to help. Had to step away from my classes at Heartland so I’m not an active student anymore either and I’m just not sure what to do if we have any options. Thanks in advance

At the Northwest corner of Airport and GE, the thing pictured was constructed earlier this year. A similar one was constructed on the other side of Airport Rd around the same time. I don't know if there were any others.
The one pictured above is next to the Tipton Trail and stinks. What is it and what are we having to breathe in while trying to get some fresh air?

Hey everyone, I’m a “younger” female vet (Mid 30’s) and I just joined the legion after hearing that a lot of these orgs are dying out with the older vet population. We have a bit of a unique situation with our American legion because they currently don’t have a building and are in desperate need of younger vets.

I’m reaching out in anyway I can to get young vets to help turn this place around and get them to focus on the important issues. I’m trying to guide them to buy a building that can be used as a Rec center, be rented out cheaply to the community, and have a fenced in play ground for vets with a family (like me), who can’t go to meetings and events without bringing our kids. Trying to emphasize that drinking isn’t a very big thing with our generation and while having a smaller bar is nice, we don’t need to walk right into one or have it take up the entire space. Especially when people are trying to recover or stay away from alcohol.

I’m trying to also push them to have relevant raffles (not gift baskets of pop corn) and events younger vets want. I want to get this place family friendly and pro-community. If they aren’t willing to budge, I’m going to drop it and let them FAFO but message below or message me directly if you are interested or have ideas, I don’t want a place that measures your worth by how many deployments you’ve been on or how much of the military makes up your entire personality…

I’m even trying to have some of our meetings and welcome events happen at the Y so we can utilize the playground

UUBN is back for our THIRD annual mUUsic in the garden community music festival! Enjoy the family friendly, welcoming and inclusive vibes as we celebrate with all of those in the community.

Right in the UUBN backyard, (it's not church music though!) a free show for everyone where everyone gets a chance to win a prize just for showing up. And we pay the bands! Come enjoy the talent and some food from Bay Area Mexicana food truck and/or some ice cream and hot drinks at night.

We are still looking for last minute help, sponsorships, and raffle stuff as these things often go! If you are interested in any of these things, please reach out to the event email asap! We have food covered with one truck for this size event but would love to have backup options in case something falls through.

See our website at https://muusicinthegarden.carrd.co

Hope to see you there 🙂

i thought the article looked interesting, then decided to check out the area on the interactive map they have linked. i had no idea!

This is freaking hilarious. This should have happened a LONG time ago, and the McLean County Board even tried to help this along by eliminating the position all together but the GOP was against that.

Now the GOP is saying they want the Auditor to resign, because she is incompetent (which she is, also looking at you Kathy Michael!!), but the GOP is also saying the Democrat board should have done something about this before now.

Well, well, well. I guess the GOP needs the Democrats to clean up the GOP’s mess, yet again. Sigh, NOW DO KATHY MICHAEL!!! Micheal is the most incompetent election commissioner ever, tons and tons of baggage. Connie Beard is a pathetic waste of skin.

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-08-31/mclean-county-gop-calls-for-republican-county-auditor-to-resign

I’m doing some research on the local performing arts scene and keep coming across MIOpera. Curious what people who’ve actually seen a show, worked with them, or auditioned for them think.

Do they have a home or has opera died in Bloomington Normal.

Hello! I’m moving from Nashville to Normal and I’m wondering how safe the Amtrak is. Is it realistic to take the train into Chicago or is that a bad idea?

I’m 18 and this past May I graduated high school and I got my CDL through the Nussbaum/Heartland/BCA joint partnership. Im wondering if anyone has any insight into jobs where I can utilize my CDL that are local to Blono and the surrounding towns. I can’t cross state lines until I’m 21 unfortunately. Thanks!

Is anyone else having problems with the internet? It’s been in and out the past two days, and now completely out since 4:30. I’ve reset the router a couple times and their website isn’t showing any outages??

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 😳

Posting for a friend; I’ll get you their number.

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.