Julie Emig

Happy birthday Abraham Lincoln. He’s 216. The McLean County Museum of History is hallmarking Lincoln’s Feb. 12 birthday with the start of a coloring contest to celebrate Lincoln and work on a mural showing a famous speech he made in Bloomington.

Historians and McLean County officials gathered at West Park north of LeRoy to dedicate a new historic marker that details the history of the Kickapoo tribe in central Illinois.

Julie Emig, executive director of the McLean County Museum of History, was elected in 2019 to represent Ward 4 that includes parts of downtown and neighborhoods east of downtown.

The Bloomington City Council on Monday discussed the creation of multiple commissions to address issues in the community – including one focused on the environment and city infrastructure.

The McLean County Museum of History has hired Julie Emig as its new executive director."What the museum is really good at doing and what makes McLean…

Bloomington City Council members generally say they aren't ready to overhaul public safety in the city amid national calls to "Defund the Police," but…

A Bloomington council member who served on the Cannabis Task Force says she’ll support allowing sales in her city—but so-called “cannabis cafes” may be a…

Bloomington residents voiced their desires for what should occupy the 4.1 acre block that formerly housed Mennonite Hospital and Electrolux at 800 N. Main…

The Multicultural Leadership Program named Bloomington City Council member Julie Emig as its new executive director.Emig is a graduate from the leadership…

Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner marked the occasion as a time for "new beginnings" as the city swore in four new aldermen Wednesday.The April election…