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The Bloomington City Council Monday evening expressed an appetite to expedite the next two phases of the Locust-Colton sewer separation project and other measures in the wake of record flooding and sewage backups during heavy rainfall in late June.
Listen • 6:13 Illinois State University has declared the decommissioned 101-unit Shelbourne Apartments surplus to university needs, setting the stage to sell the 26-acre property that is surrounded by residential homes. Conversations about how to redevelop a prime 26-acre parcel of land in Normal have begun. "I would say this property presents a great opportunity to see some development there that maybe can meet a housing need, housing demand that we are seeing these days," said Normal City Manager Pam Reece. Reece said she has received quite a few comments that suggest ...
Illinois and Bloomington Normal businesses prepare for phase five...with no capacity limits for stores. The new legislative map splits up Bloomington Normal into five house districts and several senate seats. Some think that'll help community interests in Springfield. Others say no. The Miller Park Zoo has survived not one but two pandemics and 130 years. It's celebrating an anniversary this weekend. The State of Illinois is giving the town of Normal $1.2 million to extend the Constitution Trail along Gregory Street to Maxwell Park.
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced a $1.205 million grant to build a new section of Constitution Trail in Normal. It will run from Adelaide Street west to Maxwell Park.
The Normal Town Council meets remotely, Monday, April 19, 2021. The Constitution Trail soon will connect a Route 66 landmark in Normal to a stretch of the historic road that winds north to Towanda as a bike path. During its virtual meeting Monday, the Normal Town Council approved the Kelley Basin-Route 66 Trail Connection Project on a 6-1 vote. Council member Stan Nord was the only “no” vote. This map shows the corridor area where Constitution Trail will expand, to connect with the Route 66 Bike Trail. The town will pay $471,000 to Pontiac’s H.J. Eppel & Co. Inc. Beginning in July, crew...