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Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe has been informally telling friends and people who have asked him that he will seek a second, four-year term for a couple months. It's now official.
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The Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District board will consider the unusual step of revoking the wastewater discharge permit of Akshar Plastics, a subsidiary of Bell International LLC.
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"We have to sustain the commitment — and, frankly, the accountability," Ward 7 council member Mollie Ward said about Bloomington's pledge to prioritize accessibility as work on revitalizing downtown Bloomington via the adopted streetscape plan unfolds.
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One of the red pandas at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington has died. The zoo had two red pandas, a male and female both born at the zoo. The male, named Burma, died overnight Sunday, after an illness.
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McLean County's recycling rate could take a hit after bulk waste hauler LRS Henson Disposal chose not to renew its contract with the City of Bloomington.
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The City of Bloomington and the Town of Normal are creating a five-year plan to fund and distribute federal Community Development Block Grant funding.
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Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason said the city of Decatur approached him “unexpectedly” about coming back, adding he pursued job in the Phoenix, Arizona area where he has family, but that fell through after he was named a finalist.
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Six years after leaving the top administrator job in Decatur, Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason is set to return for a second act in the same position.
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The City of Bloomington has announced this year's winners of its annual Black History Essay Contest. They are all students attending Unit 5 and District 87 schools in Bloomington-Normal.
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Last year, the city paid $750,000 for an engineering firm to design the plan that includes improved walkability, lighting, expanded public art and significant infrastructure improvements.