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Echoing a familiar refrain in the Twin Cities, outgoing Bloomington Housing Authority Executive Director Jeremy Hayes says any additional rental housing would help the community's lowest income renters.
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The changes come after the Illinois Supreme Court convened a five-person task force in January to address an “unprecedented and unsustainable” load on the courts tasked with reviewing whether lower court judges applied the law correctly.
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After a few test runs, ISU's Office of Sustainability hopes to open opportunities to care for their stretch of North Linden Street to volunteers.
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Measles cases have spiked in Illinois and across the U.S. as vaccination rates have slipped in recent years.
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PATH has blundered multiple grant opportunities in recent months. Now, it's lost out on $9.5 million and the chance to be the state's backup 988 call center for another year.
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Bloomington wants to partner with Home Sweet Home to put around $1 million in federal grant money toward shelter improvements. That includes solar panels, potential shelter expansion and the development of a non-congregate shelter for those currently encamped across the city.
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Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington is set to go cashless beginning May 1, meaning the venue will only accept cards or mobile payments for tickets and concessions.
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A federal workplace safety agency is investigating after a person working for a contractor inside the Rivian plant was seriously injured in a fall.
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Composer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Henderson aimed to capture the diversity and complexity of the Midwest while in residence at the University of Iowa — starting with a star-studded 1959 music tour riddled by a national tragedy.
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The title track to Olustee is inspired by cross-generational wildfires near JJ Grey's northeast Florida home.
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With a month-and-a-half left in the General Assembly’s spring session, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is readying its proposal to address Illinois’ chronically underfunded pension system.
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The Illinois Prison Project panel of three featured women sharing their stories of resilience and dealing with a system lacking in support both inside prison and for reentry.