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Normal Town Council OK's Property Tax Hike

Just weeks after voting to give millions of dollars in tax incentives to a developer for a Portillo's and a start-up car company, leaders in Normal are raising taxes to pay for police and fire pension...

Syndicated Author Dec 19, 2016

Lawmaker Wants Seat Belts On School Buses

Illinois school kids could soon have to click-it on the bus as well. Skokie State Rep Lou Lang is pushing a plan to require three-point seat belts for new school buses in the state. Lang says the belt...

Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2016

Report: Fewer Tickets, More Highway Deaths In Illinois

More people are dying in crashes on Illinois' highways, but the State Police aren't writing more tickets. "The State Journal Register" is reporting that the Illinois State Police wrote just 127-thousa...

Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2016

Dangerous Wind Chills

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND-CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY...THEN WARM TO AROUND 15 B...

Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2016

Winter Weather Advisory

The National Weather Service is posting a Winter Weather Advisory for pretty much the northern third of Illinois from noon today til 6 a.m. Sunday. The snow will be deepest by Rockford, while folks by...

Syndicated Author Dec 15, 2016

BN by the Numbers

Manufacturing in the twin cities is on the decline, but local leaders hope they've found the answer to their problems. The Bloomington-Normal Economic Development council broke down manufacturing in t...

Syndicated Author Dec 15, 2016

BEC: Hauman Stays on the Mayoral Ballot

Bloomington mayoral candidate Diana Hauman will remain on the ballot following a ruling Thursday afternoon by the Bloomington Board of Election Commissioners. The board granted a request by Hauman's a...

Syndicated Author Dec 15, 2016

Tax Levy Up For Homeowners in Bloomington District 87

Homeowners in Bloomington are going to pay more for District 87 schools. The school district says the tax rate may drop for homeowners, but the levy percentage is going up. The average 165-thousand do...

Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2016

Decision on Challenge to Renner's Campaign Paperwork Expected Friday

We may know tomorrow about Bloomington mayor Tari Renner's campaign paperwork. Bloomington's election commission is considering a challenge to the mayor's signatures. All candidates must get...

Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2016

Unit 5 Extends Tax Breaks to Rivian

Unit 5 is giving up almost 400-thousand dollars a year in the hope that a start-up car company brings jobs to Bloomington-Normal. School leaders last night voted to extend Rivian tax breaks. Unit 5 is...

Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2016

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