Bloomington City Council

At its Oct. 26 meeting, Bloomington’s city council voted to move forward on negotiations with Royse and Brinkmeyer on developing 801 and 807 N. Main St. into housing.

The consolidated election will be held April 6, 2027.

The Bloomington City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to pursue negotiations with Champaign-based Royse and Brinkmeyer to develop two properties at 801 and 807 N. Main St., including new housing units.

Cullinan Properties of East Peoria is currently under contract to purchase the 53-acre site for $11.3 million. City staff said the deal could close between November and January.

An item on the Bloomington City Council agenda indicates the city’s intent to move forward with a Champaign-based developer to build housing at a derelict property near Illinois Wesleyan University.

Bloomington’s city council is mulling over two possibilities to bring housing to an under-utilized property off Main Street.

The docks will be located at the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation Department's west lagoon at 1920 W. Washington St. and at the GE Valley Pump Station at 1 Tiehack Circle.

The two candidates running for the open seat in McLean County Board District 9 are both new to the county board but have served the community in different ways.

Bloomington will spend more than $60 million to build a new water distribution pump station, among other water system upgrades.

The Bloomington City Council is looking into how impending changes to state law related to electric bikes and scooters could affect the city.