$7.4 million public bond proposed for Uptown One site

The developers hoping to add apartments, a health spa and hotel to the Uptown One site say talks have started with three lenders. Read More

Mental health assessment underway at the McLean County Jail

A national expert on corrections is in Bloomington this week to help McLean County officials identify what could be done to help solve the overflow of mental health needs in the county jail. Read More

Illinois State University President Al Bowman announces retirement

Illinois State University President Al Bowman has been with the university for 34 years. Read More

Poll lists Rutherford, Schock, Brady tops among GOP hopefuls for governor

State Treasurer Dan Rutherford comes out on top in a new survey in a hypothetical GOP primary for governor. Read More

McLean County Board holds lottery to determine term lengths

McLean County Board members drew ping-pong balls today to determine how long their new terms will last. Read More

Normal mulls capital project funding

One of the steps Normal's Town Council takes before considering its annual budget is the list of where dollars will be spent. Read More

Bloomington Police increase presence at Eastland Mall

Bloomington Police are keeping an extra eye on Eastland Mall after a fight between two groups resulted in three arrests there recently. Read More

Businesses seek more adoption-friendly approach

John and Dee Henderson quickly realized that the so-called paper pregnancy can last twice as long - and be nearly as painstaking - as the biological pregnancy. Read More

Chris Elliott makes up a life

Comedic actor Chris Elliott specialized in weird encounters on Late Night with David Letterman, drawing laughs from uncomfortable parodies of show business... Read More

12 salmonella cases confirmed, not all relate to McDonald's

The McDonald's on south Main St. will reopen today, but with shorter hours. Read More