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Bloomington Council Could Vote on O'Neil Pool Project Next Week

The O’Neil Park and Pool project, now expected to cost about $11.5 million, could be voted on by the Bloomington City Council as early as next week. After…

Bloomington Mayoral Candidates Divided Over Cannabis, Public Safety

The three candidates for Bloomington mayor agree on the importance of supporting small businesses and encouraging economic development. But they are…

Patrons keep their social distance while waiting for donuts outside Donut Friend bakery in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Saturday. A vaccine mandate that is among the strictest in the country takes effect Monday in Los Angeles, requiring proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses from restaurants to shopping malls and theaters to nail and hair salons.

Strict mandate takes effect in LA. Business patrons must show proof of vaccination

Los Angeles is among a growing number of cities across the U.S., including San Francisco and New York City, requiring people show proof of vaccination to enter various types of businesses and venues.

David Taylor, left, who leads The United Way of McLean County, and Jeff Tinervin, of the Tinervin Family Foundation, address the Bloomington City Council at its meeting Monday, June 13, 2022, at the downtown Government Center.

Bloomington approves spending $1.4 million on annual sewer rehab; OKs donation toward mobile health unit

Bloomington will use some of its federal COVID-relief funds to help launch a mobile health unit targeting McLean County’s underserved populations.

"I struck upon this kind of crazy idea that I was going to go to New York and stop 10,000 people on the streets and take their portrait, and create kind of a photographic census of the city."

In 10,000 Snaps Of The Shutter, A 'Photographic Census' Of A City

Brandon Stanton left a life in finance for an entirely different quest: to snap the portraits of 10,000 people. The project eventually became Humans of New York, a blog and the basis for two books.

Yemeni fighters loyal to the government carry explosives and land mines believed to have been planted by Houthis on June 8 near Hudaydah.

U.N. Withdraws From Yemeni Port City Amid Fears Of Devastating Attack

The U.N. pulled foreign staff from Hodeidah amid efforts to avert an attack by pro-government forces backed by the United Arab Emirates. A shutdown of the port could put hundreds of thousands at risk.

Marvin Cheatham, president of the Matthew Henson Neighborhood Association, stands in front of a row of abandoned homes in West Baltimore. He would like to see them torn down and replaced by a food market, a senior center and a health clinic — all of which the neighborhood currently lacks.

In Baltimore, Hopes Of Turning Abandoned Properties Into Affordable Homes

The city has long suffered a dearth of decent housing. The recent collapse of vacant buildings — which in one case killed a man — has increased the urgency of finding a solution.

Denver is pitching its high quality of life to draw Amazon to build a new headquarters there.

Denver Failed To Land Boeing. Now It's Using Lifestyle To Woo Amazon

Boeing picked Chicago instead when it was looking for a new headquarters in 2001. This time around, Denver is pitching its quality of life to draw Amazon to build a new headquarters there.

Former Mayor Calls On Philadelphia To Apologize For MOVE Bombing

NPR's Michel Martin talks with former mayor of Philadelphia, W. Wilson Goode, Sr., about his recent op-ed calling for the city to apologize for the MOVE bombing, which took place 35 years ago.

East Peoria Is Opening Up. Will Other Cities Follow?

East Peoria Mayor John Kahl announced Friday he is forging ahead with his Tri-County Phased Reopening Plan in the face of Governor J.B. Pritzker's...

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