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The city will borrow the money from public loan programs, and pay Champaign-based Clark Dietz up to $2 million for engineering designs.

The Bloomington City Council voted Monday to create a commission focused on gun violence, but the 5-4 vote shows it’s not a universally-backed idea.

The town currently has issued special-use permits to three such businesses. Two more are considering applying for similar permits, said Mayor Chris Koos.

Several small towns in central Illinois will get $11 million in state money to build sewer systems, or extend existing ones.

Bloomington leaders are cautiously optimistic about the city’s finances in the upcoming year, calling for a nearly $270 million budget — up 7% from the current one.

The new five-year capital projects blueprint for the Town of Normal includes more than 400 projects and an estimated $157 million in spending. The town council takes up the Community Investment Plan Monday evening.

A nine-year oversight means the City of Bloomington owes money to the Town of Normal.Normal City Manager Pam Reece said Wednesday the issue is about money…

A Normal subdivision plagued by aging water mains and discolored water will see those pipes replaced two years ahead of schedule after the Normal Town…

Bloomington will get financial help from the federal government to acquire property for connecting the two sections of Hamilton Road.On Wednesday night,…

Bloomington city officials hope a state grant will allow the city to start sooner on the next phase of a major infrastructure project.The city council is…