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A proposal from Bloomington City Council member Jamie Mathy has re-energized a longstanding conversation about where new housing should go – on the edges of town, or closer to its core – and the financial implications of those decisions.
The Bloomington City Council voted 6-2 Monday to postpone a vote on whether to install controversial police surveillance cameras, capable of automatically reading vehicle license plates.
The Bloomington Public Library’s $25 million expansion is a step closer to reality, after the project secured major funding Monday in the form of a tax levy, and general obligation bonds.
Cities 92.9 is playing an increasingly prominent role in the local media and political ecosystem in Bloomington-Normal, thanks in part to its investment in local newsgathering and shows. But that same local pivot has also opened the station up to criticism that it’s veered too far to the right in an increasingly purple McLean County.
A District 87 school board candidate apparently suspended his campaign Friday after his history of posting racist and misogynist content to social media…