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There will be major progress this year toward the creation of an industrial park on the southeast side of Bloomington.
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Two Bloomington-Normal projects will receive a combined $2.6 million in grants as part of the state’s new Megasites Investment Program, officials said Thursday.
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A measure that will add a new property tax for McLean County residents outside of Bloomington-Normal is now law. Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a bill to create the Central Illinois Regional Airport Authority.
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The Illinois Senate on Friday approved a bill that changes who pays property taxes to support the Central Illinois Regional Airport, sending it to the governor’s desk for a signature.
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A bill that would change who pays property taxes to support the Central Illinois Regional Airport is one step closer to final passage. The bill, SB 684, passed the Illinois House on Wednesday. It now moves to the Senate.
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A bill moving through the state legislature to make the tax base larger for the Central Illinois Regional Airport also would increase the maximum tax rate that could support the facility. It has passed the Senate and cleared a House committee.
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The McLean County Board has not taken a position on the Central Illinois Regional Airport's plan to expand its tax base to the entire county. A county committee delayed a vote earlier this week.
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The head of the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority says the airport is looking to expand its tax base to help it respond to future crises and to have the flexibility to take advantage of unexpected development opportunities.
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The Illinois Senate has passed a bill that would expand the property-tax base for Central Illinois Regional Airport – from Bloomington and Normal city limits to the entire county.
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A plan to expand the property-tax base for the Central Illinois Regional Airport – from Bloomington and Normal city limits to the entire county – has resurfaced in a new bill in Springfield. It’s drawing early opposition from the head of a group of small-town McLean County mayors.