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The Bloomington child care center offers infant and toddler daycare, plus preschool and kindergarten prep. The closure further squeezes parents' child care options in the Twin Cities.
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Demolition began Tuesday on the Front N Center building in Downtown Bloomington. The property will initially become a parking lot, with hopes for redevelopment later.
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Rivian’s micromobility spinoff company Also unveiled its initial lineup of electric vehicles on Wednesday, including an e-bike, and plans for another product in partnership with Amazon.
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A business group in McLean County has come up with a plan it says will save employers money on employee health care — not just in McLean County, but across the state.
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Rivian is no longer sharing publicly how many people work at its Normal manufacturing plant – a change in longstanding practice for an electric automaker that’s received millions of dollars in publicly funded tax breaks. And evidence suggests Rivian’s headcount in Normal is much lower than previously thought.
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Mayor Dan Brady says he does not think a close city council vote to dedicate grocery sales tax money to infrastructure came about because of inconsistent messaging.
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Thousands of jobs are expected to return to Belvidere as Stellantis announces a plan to reopen its assembly plant.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office said the Illinois Department of Insurance is seeking zip-code level nationwide data about State Farm’s policies, including premiums collected, the types of policy coverage and insurance limits, and the number of claims against the policy.
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All revenue generated by the City of Bloomington’s local grocery tax that goes into effect next year will be used to pay for infrastructure improvements.
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The Trump administration is promising billions in a bailout for farmers. This harvest season the trade war with China has added to the farm economy’s woes, as producers deal with lower crop prices and high costs.
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Farmland owners who want to sell their acreage are holding back this fall, compared with this time last year — while land prices have declined slightly.
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Food bloggers Terry Fitts and John Malkin launched a Facebook page to hype Central Illinois restaurants. They were inspired by late restaurant booster Larry Carius, but bring a different style and tone to their food writing.