Mollie Ward

The city has implemented temporary water filtration improvement, using a repurposed liquid lime feeding system. A new powder-activated carbon system will take about a year to arrive.

The City of Bloomington’s projected budget for the 2026 fiscal year shows a city-wide decrease of $21 million, including a $9.4 million drop in the general fund.

As new proposals to ease the Bloomington-Normal housing shortage move forward this spring and summer, city and town council members will weigh in on what they think. There’s already diversity of thought among council members on the issue.

The city council rejected increasing the levy that would have contributed millions to fire and police pensions. Funding for both will be drawn from other sources.

Council member Mollie Ward's home was recently struck by gunfire. Her only regret is that Bloomington's Special Commission on Safe Communities couldn't start its work sooner.

The Special Commission on Safe Communities presented two years of findings to the city council on Monday, highlighting the dangers of volatile situations and easy access to firearms. In another matter, Bloomington Bison head coach Phillip Barski sounded hopeful ahead of the team's first season.

McLean County's housing shortage has been ongoing for years. By end of June, City Manager Jeff Jurgens said Bloomington hopes to have a “concrete plan” that “the council can act on.”

The vigil was without spoken words, but carried a strong message of peace.

Bloomington City Council member Mollie Ward, who represents west Bloomington, proposed the gun violence commission over a year ago. There was some discussion then, but the plan ultimately went nowhere. Ward has brought it back.

A Bloomington City Council member is calling for the formation of a special commission to address gun violence in the community.