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WGLT The City of Bloomington has released audio recordings from several closed-door meetings the city council held before ending a tax-sharing agreement with Normal. The City of Bloomington on Tuesday released audio recordings and minutes from several closed-door meetings the city council held in 2016 ad 2017 before ending a longstanding tax-sharing agreement with Normal. The city shared the material after an appeals court ruled in April the city violated the Open Meetings Act. The city council on Monday voted following executive session to make the contents of those closed-door meetings...

Two people cross the street in downtown Bloomington. Bloomington will not further challenge an Illinois appeals court ruling that the city violated the state's Open Meetings Act in a closed-door meeting in 2017, City Manager Tim Gleason said Tuesday. The Fourth District Appellate Court in Springfield determined in April the city council went into closed session to discuss the political — rather than legal — consequences of the city's plan to pull out of a tax-sharing agreement with the Town of Normal. The council stated it went into closed session in February 2017 to discuss pending or ...

Frost advisory issued for Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Monroe and Lenawee counties Weather warning and frost advisory in effect until Tuesday morning Tags:  Metro Detroit weather -- May 10, 2021 DETROIT – The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a frost advisory for Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Monroe and Lenawee counties that will be in effect until 8 a.m. Tuesday. Additionally, the NWS issued a freeze warning for Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Sanilac and St. Clair counties until 8 a.m. Tuesday. READ MORE: Freezing Night Freeze Warnings are out for parts of southeast...

Eric Stock / WGLT Originally published on April 29, 2021 6:06 pm An Illinois appellate court has ruled the City of Bloomington violated the Open Meetings Act in 2017 when the city council convened behind closed doors to discuss terminating a tax-sharing agreement with Normal. The appellate court ruled the city council did not follow the rules for a closed session because it did not discuss “probable or imminent litigation,” which was the stated reason for convening the meeting. Bloomington was exploring whether to end the Metro Zone agreement, a west-side tax-sharing pact the city u...

Near Record Heat Low temperatures Monday night will bottom out around 45. That’s pretty close to normal for late April But it will likely be around midnight, then temperatures will rise into Tuesday morning. So we’ll walk out the door to the low 50s. Temperatures then soar to near-record levels in the afternoon. Expect a Metro Zone high of 82. Detroit’s record is 84, set not too long ago in 2009. That will be the warmest number we’ll enjoy but the rest of the week will remain at-or-above normal, with the exception of Friday. Rain & Storms Other than a brief sprinkle possible, mainly n...