Business and Economy

After two years of review, Bloomington is ready to move forward with major updates to its zoning ordinance.

Unemployment rates fell in August in all but one of the major cities in Illinois, including Bloomington-Normal.

Illinois State University President Larry Dietz has been picked to help Google choose which nonprofits around the state will receive thousands of dollars in grant funding.

Farm towns in Illinois have been shrinking for decades, and the trend doesn’t show signs of reversing.

By 2025, rural counties with populations of less than 10,000 people will see 7.4 percent of their residents leave, while counties with populations between 10,000 and 25,000 will lose 5.4 percent. That’s according to projections from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

The local Realtors president said corporate relocations helped the Bloomington-Normal real estate market play some catchup during an especially busy July.

Bloomington-Normal is one of three metro areas in Illinois which lost jobs over the last year.

Gov. Bruce Rauner and his Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker were minutes away from crossing paths Wednesday in Normal as they asked a tent full of farmers for their support.

The Peoria area's economy saw improved labor market conditions during the second quarter of 2018.

Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano is moving, while the company is planning a second restaurant in Bloomington.

Advocates of the so-called Illinois Human Rights Act "expansion bill" are urging Governor Bruce Rauner to sign that piece of legislation, which is currently on his desk. Otherwise, without his action, it would die by mid-August.

As Congress gets set to debate a final version of a new farm bill this summer, one of the negotiators wants to ensure job training requirements are included.

Bloomington-Normal’s jobless rate rose in June, though state officials say that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The Bridgestone plant in Normal will add 30 new employees as part of a $12 million investment, the tiremaker announced Tuesday.

The Illinois Farm Bureau is calling for the Trump administration to go to the bargaining table with China over tariffs.

The City of Bloomington is working with Illinois Wesleyan University to find a new purpose for the former Mennonite Hospital and Electrolux site.

Fresh Market has announced it's closing its stores in Normal and 14 other locations.