Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bloomington won't get local historic landmark status after the city council on Monday voted down a plan the church had opposed.

The Bloomington City Council on Monday delayed voting on whether to designate Holy Trinity Catholic Church a local historical landmark. The proposed ordinance will be discussed at the next meeting when council members are hoping all wards will be represented.

Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe says he empathizes with people who are rent-burdened, but that doesn't mean he supports the idea of rent control.

The Holy Trinity Catholic Church and its rectory could soon become designated as local landmarks, after unanimous action Thursday by the Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission.

The Catholic Diocese of Peoria has backed off a proposal to close Holy Trinity Church in Bloomington, relieving several community members who submitted a lengthy report in the hope the proposed closure would be reversed.

Since the Peoria Catholic Diocese's announcement in October, hundreds of Holy Trinity parishioners have pushed back against the potential decision, putting their names on a petition for the diocese to reconsider its plans.

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.

The Catholic Diocese of Peoria is asking parishioners to weigh in on potential models for restructuring. The Diocese says there are too few priests to staff the 150 parishes, and in about a decade, almost a third of the priests in the diocese will be age 70 or older.

McLean County's largest food pantry has outgrown its space. The St. Vincent de Paul Society is moving its food and clothing pantry into the former Holy…