City of Bloomington

The City of Bloomington is looking to expand its homeowner rehabilitation program after seeing an increase in state funding.

Students at Sheridan Elementary in Bloomington will soon have a safer route to school thanks to a $200,000 state grant that will fund new sidewalks.

The Friends of the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts has announced a $5 million capital campaign to finish the Creativity Center across the street from the BCPA on Locust Street.

The City of Bloomington will move one step closer Thursday to finally finishing off its east-west corridor in south Bloomington.

Leaders with the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and BN Advantage are downplaying the impact of an expected $200,000 funding cut from the City of Bloomington.

As the federal government shutdown continues, Connect Transit is dipping into its reserves to continue operations.

Bloomington Alderman Amelia Buragas said she is not running for a second term. Buragas said job and family requirements are growing and she lacks the time to run again, but is pleased with her service.

I think we have covered a lot of ground. If nothing else, we managed to pass balanced budgets and that is something to be proud of and something that cities have to do. We were able to be financially responsible. At the same time, we were also able to invest in our community," said Buragas.

Life is about to get quieter for residents near one of the main rail lines that cuts through Bloomington.

McLean County residents looking for outdoor recreational spaces and activities have a new online resource which compiles accessible greenways in the county.

The Bloomington Public Library and the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department are asking the city council to make generational facility commitments.

After turning off their lights earlier this month, State Farm’s iconic lettering on its former headquarters in downtown Bloomington is coming down.

Former Bloomington City Manager David Hales might be on his way out at his new job in Joliet.

Bloomington officials will answer questions about a proposed overhaul to the city's zoning code during two public sessions Wednesday afternoon.

The death and removal of a once-healthy tree in Bloomington’s Founders' Grove has sparked a police referral and a complaint to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

Bloomington is about to end its grade period for bulk waste collection.

The Town of Normal's new city engineer is the assistant engineer in Bloomington.

The City of Bloomington will host an open house Tuesday to get feedback on a plan to remove traffic signals and make Front Street friendlier to pedestrians.

Friends and neighbors of two slain young people in Bloomington said they just do not understand how it came to this.

UPDATED 3 p.m. | Back when the state budget crisis was just kicking off, the Department of Natural Resources announced more than $1 million in grant money for Bloomington-Normal museums and the Miller Park Zoo. That money never came, as Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers refused to compromise on a budget and years of standoff turned into years of cuts.