Strong Towns

The civic organization Strong Towns BloNo will host a screening of the 2023 documentary based on Harvard University professor Robert Putnam's "Bowling Alone."

A draft McLean County Land Use Plan is getting pushback from various stakeholders. Regional Planning Commission staff now say they'll change the process.

Fifteen colorful circus-theme sidewalk murals connect downtown to the Bloomington Public Library. A celebration is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the library.

One of the most influential thought-leaders in urban development — Chuck Marohn from Strong Towns — is offering some words of wisdom to his acolytes in Bloomington-Normal.

The outlook is not good for the nation's cities if current trends continue.That's according to Charles Marohn Jr., the author of the new book "Strong…