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Input Sought for Bloomington Parks & Recreation Master Plan
Bloomington is revamping its Parks and Recreation Master Plan. On Tuesday, more than a dozen community members voiced their thoughts on O'Neal Park. The pool there is nearly 50 years old and is one of...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2017
Another Route 66 Attraction Set to Open Next Month
Route 66 travelers will have one more stop in the cities next month. The old Sprague's service station at 305 E. Pine St., in Normal is set to open just over a year after the town government took on t...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2017
Bloomington City Council Roundup
VenuWorks addressed its first year managing the downtown arena at last night's Bloomington city council  meeting. Officials say there's still work that needs to be done, despite improvements made...
Syndicated Author Jul 11, 2017
Cleanup After The Storms
It's going to be a busy day of clean up for a lot of folks across central and western Illinois. Last nights storms downed trees and power lines across a broad swath of the middle of the state. The Nat...
Syndicated Author Jul 11, 2017
Video: Bloomington City Council Citizen Advisory Committee and Chief Heffner's Responses
The Bloomington City Council is considering whether or not to form a citizen advisory committee that would review suggestions about complaints against police. More than a dozen people spoke in favor o...
Syndicated Author Jul 11, 2017
BPD Chief On Possible Citizens Review Board: No Cops? No Felons
Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner doesn't think a civilian police oversight board is necessary, but if the Bloomington City Council creates it he will respect that decision. The Pantagraph repo...
Syndicated Author Jul 10, 2017
Illinois Lost $4M by Halting Powerball, Mega Millions Sales
llinois Lottery officials say the state lost about $4 million by halting sales of Powerball and Mega Millions tickets due to the state budget stalemate.The lottery announced late last month it was shu...
Syndicated Author Jul 10, 2017
Co-defendant: Victim's Daughter Carried Out Plan to Murder Her
22-year-old Christine Roush, daughter of Teresa Ann Poehlman of East Peoria, planned and carried out the stabbing death of her biological mother in Funk's Grove, according to co-defendant 20-year-old ...
Syndicated Author Jul 08, 2017
Two Arrested in Connection With Death of a Woman Found Near Funk's Grove, More Possible
McLean County deputies arrest two in connection to the woman found dead in a Nature Preserve in Funks Grove on Sunday. 22 year-old, Christine Roush of Washington and  20 year-old, Matthew Isbell ...
Syndicated Author Jul 08, 2017
IL Budget Passage Aftermath
Illinois Republicans Promise 'Accountability' For Tax Hike Supporters It's going to be tough for ten Republican lawmakers to shake their new name: Madigan Republicans. Within hours of the vote to...
Syndicated Author Jul 07, 2017
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