Constitution Trail

The council heard positive results from an annual audit presentation and extended Normal's data center moratorium during its Monday night meeting.

The Bloomington City Council is looking into how impending changes to state law related to electric bikes and scooters could affect the city.

The Parkinson Street Parking lot south of the railroad tracks will be closed starting Monday, Sept. 21, and a detour will be set up for Constitution Trail users.

A Joliet-based contractor is proposing two six-story buildings with restaurants and residential space to become the long-planned Trail East and Trail West developments near Uptown Circle.

Chainsaws and wood chippers could be heard around Bloomington-Normal on Friday as residents, public works crews, and tree services picked up the pieces left behind by strong storms Thursday night.

The Town of Normal's Historic Preservation Commission will decide whether or not to approve demolition of three Uptown Normal buildings at its next meeting.

After 20 years of trying, the Route 66 Bike/Pedestrian Path will cross the railroad tracks at Chenoa. The Illinois Commerce Commission signed off on the plan on May 7. Trail advocates hope the work can finish by fall.

A $1.9 million federal grant announced by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will fund engineering and construction of the new stretch of trail that will extend the current endpoint at Gregory Street and Parkside to the west and south.

If you see a bunch of people in military garb in Bloomington on Saturday, it's only a drill: The Illinois Army National Guard is doing a full-uniform training exercise on Constitution Trail on Saturday morning, Nov. 1.

The Country Financial Trail is a mile-long hiking and biking path that includes bird-watching blinds, a gazebo, an outdoor classroom, and an overlook for Birky Pond.