Bloomington City Council

The city will complete several projects, including replacing lead lines and some water mains, and upgrading the city’s filtration plant. Also at Tuesday's meeting, the city declined to extend a tax rebate for Green Top Grocery co-op.

A study done for the City of Bloomington has estimated the cost to dredge Lake Bloomington at more than $35 million.

The Bloomington City Council has given its official endorsement of The Bridge, a shelter village of close to 50 tiny sleeping cabins for the unhoused in Bloomington-Normal. Here's what's next.

A plan to build a village of small cabins for unhoused individuals just south of downtown Bloomington received a green light Monday night from the city council.

The move would jumpstart negotiations on a sale of the property to Home Sweet Home Ministries which would operate The Bridge, a shelter of 48 tiny sleeping cabins that would be located at Main Street and Oakland Avenue.

New and returning city council members were sworn in Thursday as Dan Brady officially becomes mayor of Bloomington.

With a more reliable incentive plan for developers, the council is hoping to bring in multiple types of housing the city needs.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday the roll out of state-funded grant awards totaling $30 million for 25 grantees through the Rebuild Illinois Downtowns and Main Streets and Research in Illinois to Spur Economic Recovery programs.

The Bloomington City Council on Monday received a presentation on how to make incentives more understandable and effective to developers.

The City of Bloomington has announced two forums have been scheduled to collect public input on a proposed cabin village to serve the unhoused. The forums are scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, May 2 and 7 p.m. Monday, May 5 at the Bloomington Public Library Community Room 1.