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The Bloomington City Council voted Monday to take steps to improve two Main Street corridor properties — one helps downtown’s Red Raccoon Games expand, and the other is pinned to hopes of redeveloping the former Mennonite Hospital site near Illinois Wesleyan University.

Some New Jersey government employees could be going back to work. Gov. John Corzine (D) reached an agreement with legislators Thursday on a new state budget, ending a six-day government shutdown. Terry Sheridan of member station WBGO reports.

The National Council of La Raza, a Latino civil rights group, holds its annual convention in Los Angeles this weekend. Representatives from thousands of organizations will discuss Latino clout at the voting booth, coalition politics and the growing Hispanic middle class.

Teens across the country are reporting record levels of sadness. Those trends are evident in McLean County, too.

A group of cannabis industry professionals wants to build a marijuana retail store in Bloomington.

Illinois Wesleyan University has unveiled a new Bloomberg Finance Lab. It is a computer financial analysis system students will use. Accounting Department Chair Robert Irons said he hopes real world experience will help students after they graduate.

The average home price in Canada has skyrocketed to over $800,000. Globe and Mail real estate reporter Rachelle Younglai tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer how parliament hopes to address the crisis.

High prices and a low number of homes on the market has been challenge for many Americans hoping to buy. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with two house hunters about navigating the market.

Jenna Fournel lost her son in the fall of 2019. To keep his spirit alive, and connect with her community during the pandemic, she expanded her garden and shared the goods with neighbors for free.

The isolated East Asian country has only stated how many people have fevers daily, and has only identified a few of the cases as COVID-19 since admitting to an outbreak of the omicron variant.