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Miller Park Zoo appoints a new director
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Miller Park Zoo announced that it has hired a new zoo director. Paul Bouseman will take up the role of zoo director starting on June 15, according to Thom Rakestraw, a spokesperson for the city of Bloomington's Parks and Recreation Department. He will be taking over for Jay Pra...
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U.S. attorney acknowledges speech to 'Broadview 6' grand jury as calls for his resignation mount
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary In an exceptionally rare move Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros published a "special report" containing the transcript of a nearly four-minute speech he gave to a grand jury in October that would go on to indict the &...
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Illinois' 'swipe fee' law on the brink after another delay, adverse court ruling
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The legislative and judicial branches dealt a pair of blows to a state law banning "swipe fees" being applied to the tax and tip portion of a debit or credit card transaction. Lawmakers delayed the ban for another year, ...
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Bloomington building demolished; new parking lot to open downtown
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Demolition of the building on Front and Center Street has been completed, and it has been turned into a surface parking lot. The demolition of the building started at the end of October last year, and is one of many changing spaces in downtown Bloomington. The lot is not yet open f...
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Man arrested for impersonating sheriff's deputy in Peoria County
By WMBD TV BELLEVUE, Ill. (WMBD) - A West Bluff man is in the Peoria County Jail after being arrested for allegedly pretending to be a sheriff's deputy. Dennis Walker, also known as Josh Coats, 44, faces a slew of charges, including being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a defaced firearm, having no va...
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Pritzker gets his insurance regulation bill out of both chambers
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Last summer, State Farm increased its home insurance rate by 27%, much to the outrage of Gov. JB Pritzker. Fast forward to the last days of the Illinois Spring Session, state lawmakers passed two bills that now allow the Illinois Department of Insurance to deny any rate increase to auto...
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Bloomington's Janet's Cakes seeks new owner after 38 years
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A long-time Bloomington staple is looking for new ownership to carry on the legacy. Janet's Cakes and Catering announced on Facebook that they're looking for a new owner to purchase the business. Janets has been open for 38 years, opened in 1989. It has only had two owners. Janet K...
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Normal Town Council prohibits kratom sales within city limits
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal Town Council has banned the sale of kratom within city limits during its Monday night meeting. This comes after the Bloomington City Council banned kratom a few weeks before. One council member wasn't aware of kratom before Bloomington voted for the ban. "I was unaware o...
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