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a groundskeeper uses a shovel to tend to a flowerbed on the campus at Illinois State in 1976 with red, white, and blue blooms

This month in Illinois State University history: July

From U.S. Bicentennial celebrations on campus to the legacy of a Redbird Olympian, Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history.

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Q&A with state climatologist Trent Ford ’11: Why is Illinois becoming a tornado hotspot?

The record-breaking tornado activity for 2026 in Illinois is "remarkable," according to Dr. Trent Ford '11, who has served the people of Illinois as state climatologist since 2019.

Community activist Willie Holton Halbert ’77 plants seeds of confidence at inaugural Miss Juneteenth Pageant

Building confidence and celebrating African American culture was the focus of the Bloomington-Normal Miss Juneteenth Pageant, organized with the help of Willie Holton Halbert '77.

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