City of Bloomington

A busy Monday night meeting saw the Bloomington City Council approve a balanced budget for the fiscal year starting May 1, and move forward with redevelopment agreements at two prominent locations in the city.

The City of Bloomington is working to address a utility billing issue that resulted in some customers paying more than they should have.

The remains of World War II U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Bryant were buried with military funeral honors at Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington on Saturday. Bryant was killed in action while searching for wounded rangers from his unit in September 1943.

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.

Using lead-based paint has been outlawed for decades, but many homes in the state — and in McLean County — were built prior to that, contributing to Illinois being a leading state in lead exposure nationwide.

The City of Bloomington will temporarily switch its water source from Evergreen Lake to Lake Bloomington this week while treating Evergreen Lake for algae.

Dan Brady says the city faces several big challenges as he prepares to take the mayor's office next month: public safety, water problems and what he calls a pending storm — the city's financial crunch.

According to unofficial results on Tuesday, Dan Brady [48%] won decisively over city council member Cody Hendricks [33%] and mayor Mboka Mwilambwe [19%].

The City of Bloomington says levels of a toxin produced by algae are rising in Lakes Bloomington and Evergreen. The city said in a statement it will be treating parts of the lakes to manage algal growth, starting Thursday.

The next step in the City of Bloomington’s ongoing efforts to address the foul odor and taste of its water supply will be to reduce algae levels in Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake.