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Keeping housing construction costs down requires creativity from developers and city planning departments
Lizzie Seils
It’s hard to build housing right now, including in Bloomington-Normal. There is a long list of reasons as to why, including the skyrocketing costs of materials, but the high cost of building has developers looking for ways to fund and start projects without breaking the bank.
Normal Town Council members are currently elected at-large, meaning each member represents the whole town. A proposal would change that to a district model.
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New water treatment pilot program aims to lower ammonia levels in Normal water
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Can the new federal voucher program help public schools? Democrats are torn
Cory Turner
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