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GLT's Top Stories: Week Of Oct. 9-13, 2017

(b) The City shall have the right at any lime, and from lime to time, to cause recognized independent auditors to audit all of the books of CIA relating to Revenues and Operating Expenses, including, without limitation, bank books, sales slips, cash regis
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The City of Bloomington's contract with Central Illinois Arena Management includes a detailed section on records and audits.

Here are the top stories we covered this week (Oct. 9-13, 2017) on WGLT and WGLT.org.

The City/Coliseum Investigation

Who is to blame for not catching the alleged financial fraud by the U.S. Cellular Coliseum's former management? GLT's Ryan Denham investigates.

Read the story: How A Coliseum Blind Spot Tripped Up Bloomington City Leaders

Going Ham For Space

Students at Chiddix Junior High School will be one of 11 schools in the country to contact the International Space Station. Dhruv Rebba, 13, from Normal is the mastermind behind the project. 

Tinkering With Technology

The Bloomington Police are among several departments across the nation adopting body cameras. Incorporating technological advances is rarely smooth sailing. The BPD is working to overcome just that. 

Read the story: Bloomington Police Department Delays Body Camera Rollout

National Tragedy Sparks Local Reaction

Local activists are calling for legislators to take a bigger step toward gun control in Illinois in the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting, the deadliest in modern American history.

Read the story: After Vegas, Bloomington Progressive Group Calls for More Gun Control

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Baylee Steelman joined us in November 2016. She is a journalism major graduating in May 2018. She mainly covers Bloomington City and Normal Town Council meetings, Unit 5 School Board meetings, produces the weekend News In Review, and helps run GLT events. Baylee also produces and anchors at TV-10, Illinois State University's student TV news station.
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