Category Archives: News
Corn Farmers Face Challenging Season, Expecting Harvest DelaysÂ
Illinois corn farmers are facing a challenging season and are expecting harvest delays. A rainy spring meant some farmers couldn't get their crops in the ground until June, well after the usual planti...
Jul 16, 2019
Jesse White: Protection of Undocumented Immigrants Should Be Made Law
Illinois' secretary of state is pursuing legislation to codify the office's long-held policy of not giving federal agencies full access to its database of driver's license photographs as a means to id...
Jul 16, 2019
IllinoisPolicy.Org: State Gas Tax Packed With Pork
Illinoisans deserve a pothole-free future. But are they getting a bang for their gas tax buck? Or is Pritzker's $45 billion "Rebuild Illinois" program just another vehicle to deliver special favors? A...
Jul 16, 2019
2020 Census Program Invites Teachers to Become "Ambassadors"
According to a state of Illinois press release, the U.S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools program is inviting Illinois teachers to become 2020 Census ambassadors. Ambassadors will champion the 20...
Jul 15, 2019
Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver Gets Bond Increased
Jose Rodriguez, 27, of Bloomington, had his bond increased to $1 million Friday during his arraignment. Rodriguez will need to pay 10 percent, about $100,000, to be released on bond. He is accused of ...
Jul 13, 2019
BPD: Teenager Struck by Bullet from Nearby Shooting
On Thursday, July 11th, 2019, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Bloomington Police officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Peach St. for a report of a shots fired incident. Upon arrival, officers loc...
Jul 12, 2019
BNEDC Choses Patrick Hoban as New CEO
The Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council (BNEDC) board of directors has unanimously selected Patrick Hoban as the organization's next President/CEO. Hoban's appointment is effective August ...
Jul 12, 2019
Connect Transit Posts 3rd Highest Ridership Year in System's History
Connect Transit fixed route ridership has shown an increase in ridership for 13 consecutive months. Connect Transit ended its fiscal year with 2,446,527 passenger trips a 9.2% increase, and 18,962 mor...
Jul 12, 2019
Twin City Mayors Attend Meeting in Hawaii
The Mayors of Bloomington and Normal attended the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a gathering of municipal executives held June 28 to July 1 in Honolulu. among the ideas they heard wa...
Jul 12, 2019
New Illinois Tax Will Affect Some Vehicle Trade-Ins
(WMAY-AM/FM) - One of the new taxes approved this year in Illinois will affect some people the next time they trade in a vehicle. It applies the state sales tax to trade-ins valued at over $10,000, po...
Jul 11, 2019
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