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Grossinger Motors Arena was built for hockey, and professional hockey is set to return, with the newly-named Bloomington Bison joining join the ECHL next season starting in the fall.
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Bloomington-Normal leaders have different views whether or how government should be involved in breaking the logjam of factors that has slowed the pace of new housing construction.
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A pro hockey team has the potential to bring more than $20 million in rent and profits over the next two decades if it plays at the City of Bloomington's Grossinger Motors Arena. That’s according to a proposal coming before the Bloomington City Council on Monday.
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A group that owns Indy Fuel, a hockey team in Indianapolis, has won approval by the ECHL to start another franchise in Bloomington in the same league starting next fall.
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The mayor of Bloomington said he's glad the community had the discussion about spending public dollars on services to migrants who might be bused from the border to central Illinois. Mboka Mwilambwe said he's also pleased the McLean County Board rejected the proposed ban on such spending last week.
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The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) plans to make a series of improvements to a six-mile stretch of the road. That will include repaving, curb and gutter replacement, sidewalk and accessibility improvements, and the addition of bike and pedestrian lanes.
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The Federal Railroad Administration is giving Illinois $95.1 million for passenger train service. Some of that will go toward the Chicago-to-St. Louis corridor that includes Bloomington-Normal, Pontiac and Lincoln in central Illinois.
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The City of Bloomington is paying attention to the potential closure of Holy Trinity Catholic Church at the north end of downtown, after the Catholic Diocese of Peoria recently released a proposal to shutter the landmark building and merge the Holy Trinity parish with another.
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The Bloomington Fire Department has new leadership with Cory Matheny taking over from retiring Fire Chief Eric West. Matheny said West was a mentor, who left the fire department in excellent shape.
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The IRS is being tight-lipped about its building plans in Bloomington, though documents submitted to the city show at least one remodeling project is slated to begin construction soon.