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Washington Council has sticker shock for new evidence room
Washington Council has sticker shock for new evidence room.
Peoria trash collection happening an hour earlier due to heat
Peoria trash collection happening an hour earlier due to heat.
City of Bloomington addressing water utility billing glitch
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Residents in the City of Bloomington will not have to pay a utility tax on their water bill next month due to an issue identified on the city’s utility bills. According to Bloomington’s Communication & External Affairs Manager Katherine Murphy, an issue was identified...
Peoria’s inaugural Juneteenth Parade named after local social justice warrior
PEORIA (25News Now) - Juneteenth is June 19, but Peoria is celebrating the holiday early this Saturday with the first Ernestine Jackson Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade. Put on by the NAACP Peoria Branch #3024, hundreds of people watched and cheered as marching bands, drummers, dancers, and community organizations marched through Peoria’s southside.
Bloomington city leaders weigh housing development catalysts
The results of a symposium concerning the future of housing policy in Bloomington was presented to city officials Monday night. The backdrop of the event includes recent stress on homeless shelters in the Twin City area, resulting in developments like a homeless encampment near downtown. Deputy City Manager Billy Tyus presented information at the city councilmeeting, gathered from the symposium gathering of renters, financiers and builders that took place last week.
Pekin’s new home construction increasing
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — New construction is currently underway for homes in Pekin. Baylee Gambetti, a Realtor in Pekin, said there’s a reason people are building their houses instead of buying outright. “I think that the low inventory and shortage of houses that we’ve had on the market...
Normal council clears way for uptown infrastructure work
The Normal Town Council is moving up the timetable for the Guaranteed Energy Savings contract for work in Uptown Normal. The $1.5 million project will replace aging building infrastructure for the Children’s Discovery Museum and Ecology Action Center. Initial plans were for the project to last over two years,...
Bloomington mayor enthused about housing symposium results
The mayor of Bloomington is enthusiastic about some of the ideas that came out of a recent symposium to create solutions to the housing shortage, but Mboka Mwilambwe said some possibilities still need development. "One thing I thought was intriguing was a property tax freeze. Some people were advocating for...
ISU students feel optimistic after climate change lobby trip to Washington, DC
Three Illinois State University students went to Washington, D.C., to speak with members of Congress about ways to lessen the effects of climate change. Over 1,000 students from middle school to college and coming from across the country took part in the Citizens’ Climate Lobby Conference. One day was dedicated to learning all about the values of the climate change conference. That was followed by lobby day. Hundreds of meetings were scheduled with members and staffers of the U.S. House and Senate.
Pekin salutes its veterans, then celebrates its 200th birthday with a Bicentennial Street Faire
An emotional parade and ceremony honoring Pekin's veterans kicked off a celebration Saturday of the city's bicentennial. Keith McKeever, an Air Force veteran who served from 2006-11 and was deployed twice to Iraq during the Iraq War, headed an informal group that organized the veterans parade and ceremony that preceded the Pekin Bicentennial Street Faire.
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