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The Unit 5 school board wants the administration to consider a ban on cell phones in district schools.
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A Illinois State University spokesperson said the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board recently notified the university it had received a petition for representation from the group.
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A third candidate has entered the race for mayor of Bloomington. Ward 6 Council member Cody Hendricks made his announcement at the electrical workers union hall on Tuesday. He joins current Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe and former State Rep. Dan Brady in the race.
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A Republican candidate for state representative says a four-year university is not required for career success. During a tour of G-3 Machining in Bloomington, Regan Deering said the social conversation on that point had already begun.
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YouthBuild McLean County — a school serving low-income youth and adolescents — is getting $180,000 through the Lowe’s Homegrants program to transform two acres of its “backyard” into a sanctuary for staff and students, complete with recreational space, garden plots and a goose habitat.
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The Bloomington City Council held a public hearing Monday concerning the proposed new Tax Increment Finance district concentrated around the downtown area. A TIF district diverts any new taxes generated by an increase in property values back into redevelopment of the area.
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Come this fall, students will be able to major in sociology-criminology, supply chain management or communication.
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A former worker at a boys’ home in rural Livingston County faces embezzlement charges.
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The District 87 school board on Wednesday discussed the district’s amended annual budget, as well as the budgets for vocational training programs, while superintendent David Mouser expressed some concerns about the proposed TIF district for downtown Bloomington.
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Analeigha Hernandez trains and compete at Kingdom City Boxing-Fitness in Normal. In a predominantly male sport, she has earned respect from the boys at the gym.