Colin Hardman
CorrespondentColin Hardman is a correspondent at WGLT. He joined the station in 2022.
You can reach Colin at colinhardman17@gmail.com.
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Police chief Jamal Simington praised the department for its efforts, handling about 69,000 calls for service and 10,000 traffic stops in 2022, leading to a total of 1,637 arrests.
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Bloomington’s O’Neil Park and Pool project won’t be ready to open this summer as originally planned.City parks and recreation director Eric Veal says construction lost a few months to unexpected on-site problems with the ground.
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As the April 4 election draws closer, McLean County election officials say voter turnout may be higher than expected. More than 6,000 people have already voted.
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A controversy that ignited with a book entitled This Book is Gay available in an eighth grade classroom in Heyworth has led to a teacher's resignation. The book is a sexual education text focused on LGBTQ+ experiences. Some parents were strongly opposed to the book due to explicit material seen as inappropriate.
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While a few of the approximate 35 attendees spoke explicitly for or against the referendum, far more were interested in details of the district’s financial strategy.
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The referendum on the April 4 ballot is the second attempt to raise more property tax revenue for Unit 5, after voters rejected the same proposal in November.
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The Normal Town Council heard plans for new development in Uptown South on Monday night. The plan includes mixed-use buildings, parks and other public spaces. New parking and road access also would be added.
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High Haven would be located at 106 Mall Drive, near Veterans Parkway and College Avenue in Normal in the current Mandarin Garden restaurant building in a busy commercial district.
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The town of Normal Planning Commission has endorsed two plans for new housing developments.
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District 87 is keeping its property tax rate nearly flat. The school board has approved a $48.5 million levy that projects significant growth in taxable land values.