Business and Economy

There’s a lot of questioning and online pushback happening in Bloomington-Normal right now concerning the arcane subject of municipal electricity aggregation.

The owner of the former State Farm building in downtown Bloomington is moving ahead with a $68 million redevelopment, including a renovation of the building into 183 residential units, plus ground-floor retail and a destination restaurant on the 13th floor.

The McLean County Historical Society announced the recipients of the 2025 History Makers Awards Wednesday at the McLean County Museum of History.

The new vice president for finance at Illinois State University has been through several budget realignments and course corrections at other universities. Glen Nelson said he is bringing that experience in design thinking to ISU, though the process is well under way as he takes the position.

January's unemployment edged down slightly in Bloomington-Normal compared with the same month a year ago.

There are only two Bloomington City Council seats that have contested races in the April 1 election. Ward 9, which covers a good part of the northeast side, is one of them.

A summary of issue positions held by incumbent council member Jenna Kearns and challenger Ben Zimmerman.

The Social Security Administration has so far paid out nearly $15 million in back payments to people who live in McLean County ZIP codes, and more will be coming.

Court filings in the federal bankruptcy case of a Bloomington retirement community show its debt is nearly six times higher than the value of its property.

Workers at the East Empire Street store have joined three New York City-based stores in ratifying contracts as members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.