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Bloomington welcomes hundreds to housing resource fair
Eastland Mall welcomed dozens of vendors offering safe housing options as part of resource fair organized by the city of ...
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Candidates at Bloomington-Normal NAACP forum make last push before April 1 election
B-N NAACP hosted a forum for some two dozen candidates for local office, including mayor of Bloomington and Normal, Normal ...
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Normal’s long time mayor faces 2 challengers on April 1
The current mayor Chris Koos said his top priorities are affordable housing and addressing the homelessness issue He also ...
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After inaction on housing, Normal mayoral candidates outline a shift in strategy
The Normal Town Council has done little to address the housing shortage, up against daunting macroeconomic forces. All three ...
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Ward 9 candidates in Bloomington expound on reasons for running, taxes, housing
There are only two Bloomington City Council seats that have contested races in the April 1 election. Ward 9, which covers a ...
Bloomington’s ordinance requiring affordable housing in multi-unit developments has brought mixed results
Bloomington has one of the strongest affordable housing statutes in the state, and it’s working — to a point. Housing is considered affordable if its cost represents 30% or less of the area median ...