Downtown Bloomington

Artist Herb Eaton's 10-foot corn statue "Star-Crossed Pollinators" now stands on the southwest lawn of the McLean County Museum of History, commemorating the 25th anniversary of Corn on the Curb.

Imagine, if you will, how big a deal it would be if Taylor Swift gave a concert in Bloomington-Normal. That's the equivalent to the appearance of lyric tenor John McCormack on Nov. 24, 1924.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday the roll out of state-funded grant awards totaling $30 million for 25 grantees through the Rebuild Illinois Downtowns and Main Streets and Research in Illinois to Spur Economic Recovery programs.

Bloomington’s Historic Preservation Commission begrudgingly cleared the way Thursday for three downtown buildings to be demolished to make room for redevelopment.

After nearly 16 years in business, Neighborhood Thrift in downtown Bloomington is closing its doors.

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 City of Bloomington will spend more than $500,000 to buy additional powdered-activated carbon in an effort to eliminate ongoing odor and taste issues with the water supply.

Bloomington city officials are exploring more treatments to eliminate the odor and improve the taste of its water.

The transit board heard an update Tuesday on plans to raze the aging Market Street Garage and create a block-wide space for public bus transfers, topped with a two-level parking deck.

A plan to revitalize some long-vacant properties on the south end of downtown Bloomington gained unanimous approval from the city council, albeit with some reservations about the amount of surface parking it will create.