Jeff Jurgens

Cullinan Properties of East Peoria is currently under contract to purchase the 53-acre site for $11.3 million. City staff said the deal could close between November and January.

Bloomington city leaders say they anticipate a "comprehensive transformation of the Eastland Mall site," including demolition of much of the building and then creation of a "modern outdoor retail and mixed-use destination.”

Bloomington’s city council is mulling over two possibilities to bring housing to an under-utilized property off Main Street.

The City of Bloomington said it will not enact a new fine or fee structure related to data center regulations. Hyperscale projects require a special use permit, which can be revoked by the city.

City Manager Jeff Jurgens said the drafts will be available to the public on Oct. 9. The planning commission will meet at 4 p.m. on Oct. 16 at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts . Another meeting is planned for Nov. 16 at the same time.

Bloomington city manager Jeff Jurgens declined to answer questions about former Assistant Police Chief Paul Williams' excessive overtime while he was a police lieutenant. Jurgens said he couldn't speak to fiscal years in which he was not city manager.

The Bloomington city manager said a long public forum on data centers this week was just the early part of the discussion about data center policy.

Mayor Dan Brady declared a local disaster emergency for the storm damage and power outages Thursday evening, and issued another Saturday as flooding became the focus. Now, both of those declarations are in place until Sept. 16.

The City of Bloomington will launch a new emergency notification system next week to communicate with residents about severe weather, public safety issues and other urgent information.

The City of Bloomington shared a general timeline for the actions it plans to take during a six-month moratorium on proposals for hyperscale data centers.