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After being told they needed to leave by Friday, those dwelling at the encampment near Home Sweet Home Ministries and Eastview Christian Church are being permitted to stay indefinitely.
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The Town of Normal is looking into the issue of unhoused people in Uptown — an issue in bad weather at Uptown Station that could emerge as a significant issue in the future.
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The City of Bloomington is putting a chunk of its pandemic relief money into homeless services, youth education and support, a program for sexual assault survivors, and the facility of a human services agency.
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A 2.5-acre lot in a Bloomington neighborhood sat vacant for years until its property owner invited newly displaced, unhoused people to stay there last summer. Unresolved city code violations have since resulted in a court case between the owner and the City of Bloomington.
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A Bloomington City Council discussion about whether to apply prevailing wage rules to a private development if there are government incentives at stake is spreading beyond the apartment project in question. That's according to deputy city manager Billy Tyus who said in a WGLT interview the ongoing dialogue is not just about wages.
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Normal Mayor Chris Koos said the hefty margins of victory for moderates in school board and town council races and the Unit 5 referendum show the electorate rejects the negativity of recent years from the far right. Koos also ties McLean County results to state and national trends.
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The Salvation Army of Bloomington missed its goal in the annual fundraising campaign, but by only a little.
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Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason said pandemic relief money could be used to help the homeless, after Prairie State Legal Services promoted the idea of a renter-landlord community navigator program a couple of months ago.
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In less than a month the temperatures will begin consistently falling below freezing overnight. The Salvation Army in Bloomington will open its warming center when that happens so people without homes are not at risk.
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A proposed restaurant on Bloomington’s west side will soon displace residents who have been living in tents on the property. Some residents have lived there for years. Some social service providers in McLean County say tent cities have been a problem in Bloomington for years. Advocates say the tent dwellers plight points to a greater problem that’s not been addressed.