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Due to deteriorating road conditions and the potential for drifting snow across Bloomington-Normal, Connect Tr...

Ralph Weisheit / WGLT Engineers outlined the pros and cons of three proposed sites for a bus transfer center in downtown Bloomington on Wednesday. The Connect Transit Board of Trustees held a special meeting to review the sites which the agency identified in January following a study done by the Bloomington-based Farnsworth Group. Connect Transit plans to build the $18 million center site to serve 10 daily bus routes and 1,800 daily boardings. Chad Frankenberger, senior project manager for Farnsworth Group, called the former Pantagraph building a “wonderfully iconic building,” noting...

Ryan Whitehouse, Chairman of the Connect Transit Board of Trustees, on Wednesday unveiled three potential loca...

The Normal Town Council met remotely, Tuesday, January 19. A project that will create an affordable senior housing development in a renovated building near Fairview Park moved forward Monday, with the Normal Town Council’s support.    During the virtual meeting, the council unanimously approved the amended site plan for 901-905 N. Main St., at what’s known as the old Fairview building. Also Monday, the council accepted an amended plan for a local church to install ground-mounted solar panels; authorized spending $930,000 on a Towanda Avenue bridge project; agreed to refinance some of ...

Bloomington City Council meets remotely Jan. 11, 2021. The Bloomington City Council on Monday overwhelmingly voted to join the Welcoming Network, a nonprofit group that prides itself on creating inclusive environments for immigrants through community engagement, job training and other initiatives.  The 7-0 vote, in favor of the membership in the Welcoming America Initiative, means Bloomington can actively promote “breaking barriers between the immigrant community and the rest of the population,” said Ward 2 council member Donna Boelen, who drafted the proposal.   Council members Jenn C...