10+ hour, 29+ min ago  (823+ words) The Bloomington City Council on Tuesday approved a six-month moratorium on data centers. The moratorium specifically applies to any facility designed with a capacity of greater than 5 megawatts. The Town of Normal approved a moratorium without such a stipulation earlier…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1082+ words) Libraries in Illinois are subject to normalized, unfair licensing agreements to circulate e-books and other digital content. That's according to the directors of Bloomington and Normal's public libraries, who said the agreements lead to high costs, long waitlists and limited…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (396+ words) A new candidate is vying for a seat on the Mc Lean County Board. Republican Kevin Lower is hoping to fill a vacancy in District 9 in a race against Democrat Jennifer Brown. The contest is to replace Natalie Roseman-Mendoza, one…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (623+ words) Wood Hill Towers in Bloomington will soon have a new name, honoring a longtime champion for public housing in the Twin Cities. The apartment complex south of Downtown Bloomington is being renamed the Holman-Short Towers, dedicated to former Bloomington Housing…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (401+ words) Forty-year-old glam metal band L. A. Guns is still releasing new music " and finding new audiences. The band will join Tom Keifer of Cinderella for a May 28 performance at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts [BCPA]. The setlist blends classic songs…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (198+ words) A 17-year-old male from Bloomington is being charged as an adult with attempted murder following a shooting inside an apartment building last weekend. Bloomington Police arrested the teen at his home without incident around 3 p. m. Friday, said department spokesperson Bryce Janssen....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1540+ words) Bloomington city officials heard lots of pushback on the possibility of a data center in the community during a public forum on Wednesday. At the 2 p. m. session that included 70 attendees, they heard an overwhelmingly negative reception to the idea of a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (196+ words) Gas prices have jumped more than 60 cents in the Bloomington-Normal area in the last week as the war in Iran remains at a stalemate. The fuel cost tracker Gas Buddy said the average cost of regular unleaded in Mc Lean…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (400+ words) Road construction will begin as soon as next week on a stretch of Fox Creek Road on Bloomington's southwest side, between Savanna and Beich roads. There will be a bridge replacement, new roadway, multi-use trail, and new traffic signals as…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (231+ words) The Bloomington City Council on Monday approved a $60, 000 agreement to stage a drone show to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The show at the Interstate Center will involve 300 drones and will include animation elements, custom audio and…...