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If FEMA approves the disaster declaration, it would make a number of programs available to help residents and property owners recover, including grant funding for temporary housing and home repairs, along with low-interest loans to cover uninsured property damage.

McLean County emergency managers are hopeful the county will qualify for federal help following the storms that hit the Bloomington-Normal area in mid-August.

State and federal emergency management officials announced upcoming assessments of damage caused by the recent severe storms and flooding.

The Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District has approved spending $7.7 million to upgrade the City of Bloomington's Sunnyside Park on the west side to a sustainable park.

With an additional $1.6 million Sorensen plans to pursue through the appropriations process this year, federal grants would cover well over half of a major upgrade to Uptown's overwhelmed sewer system.

In an effort to modernize wastewater treatment, the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District [BNWRD] and Illinois State University’s Center for a Sustainable Water Future are forming a partnership to bring green infrastructure directly to Twin City residents.

There are a lot of road-closed-except-to-local-traffic signs out there in the Town of Normal this summer during the height of the street repair season.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said his success rate in getting funding for projects in the district this year is way above average compared with other U.S. congressman.

Bloomington and Normal city officials are thanking U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen for his help in getting nearly $5 million in federal spending for the community.

Bloomington-Normal has nearly $2.7 million in potential projects included in an appropriations bill that has advanced from a subcommittee to the full appropriations committee in the U.S. House.