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After more than eight years of trying, the Town of Normal may be able to move ahead with the Trail East and West developments on Uptown Circle. And if council members balk at a price increase for the Uptown Underpass, the town could have to repay millions in grant funding. -
The average across Illinois since the Pretrial Fairness Act took effect in 2023 shows people are released at a 2-to-1 ratio when they are charged with a crime. In McLean County, more people are jailed than not while awaiting trial. -
As Route 66 turns 100, a new book is expanding the story of the Mother Road by focusing on people often left out of its history. The author will visit Bloomington-Normal on May 2. -
The Town of Normal has collected more storm debris in less than a week than all the waste it hauled away in March. -
The Community Health Care Clinic in Normal has seen a big increase in need over the last nine months. -
Ecology Action Center has more fundraising to do before identifying a location for a countywide hazardous waste collection site. It's the largest project the Normal nonprofit has ever attempted. -
The chair of the McLean County Board said the recent awarding of $1.7 million in mental health and human service funding shows the potential of an intergovernmental agreement using shared tax money to improve the community. -
A grant that will help fund a two-mile stretch of new sewer interceptor on Bloomington-Normal’s west side is part of a much larger project that may link some small towns in McLean County to the Twin Cities' sewage treatment system. -
Stan Gozur, newly elected president of the Unit 5 school board, said he is pleased with the outcome of the district's enrollment study that concluded that neither Carlock Elementary nor Glenn Elementary schools should be closed. -
While the second season coming to an end, head coach Phillip Barski and the Bloomington Bison want to keep playing hockey at Grossinger Motors Arena. With games Friday and Saturday, the team is close to earning its first-ever postseason berth.
