Central Illinois Regional Airport

Technical troubles at major airports can have trickle down effects in smaller facilities like the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington. Airport Director Carl Olson said, for instance, cutting the number of flights at Newark because of limited staff capacity can increase ticket prices and suppress demand for travel down the chain.

The Central Illinois Regional Airport has about $70 million in infrastructure projects underway, or in a six-year pipeline. Some are moving faster than others.

28 Bloomington-Normal leaders head to Washington, D.C., this week, hoping to secure up to $22.75 million for four area infrastructure projects.

When the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority Board meets on Dec. 17 to approve the annual property tax levy, the amount of money it wants to raise will apply to property tax rates in Bloomington-Normal alone, not the entirety of McLean County.

The Town of Normal is in a strong fiscal position, but some indicators raise concerns that future budgeting will become a challenge.

The funding for upgrades at the Central Illinois Regional Airport comes from the Federal Aviation Administration's Improvement Grant Program.

Normal Police Chief Steve Petrilli acknowledged that he carried a loaded handgun in a bag through a pre-check security screening at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington. The chief said he wants to turn a mistake into a teachable moment for his department.

The main road that runs directly in front of the Central Illinois Regional Airport will undergo 12 weeks of work, starting on Monday, Aug. 19.

A Central Illinois congressman says the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political head of the Hamas movement, during a visit to Iran was justified, even though it complicates efforts to secure a cease fire between Hamas and Israel in the war in Gaza.

There will be major progress this year toward the creation of an industrial park on the southeast side of Bloomington.