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Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bloomington to receive $1.9 million to revitalize downtown
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that Bloomington will be among the grant recipients receiving help to revitalize their downtowns. Pritzker announced that 25 recipients will be receiving $30 million in funding from the 'Rebuild Illinois Downtowns and Main Streets' and the 'Research in Illinois to Spur Economic Recovery' programs. The city of Bloomington has been awarded close to $2 million for the initial elements of the 'Downtown for Everyone' Streetscape Program. This program will help revitalize downtown through roadway and infrastructure programs. 'As Governor, one of my top priorities is to reverse decades of neglect and broken promises and bring jobs, opportunity, and hope back to communities across Illinois, while breathing new life into our downtown corridors and beyond,' Pritzker said. 'This program will directly support 25 communities across the state by funding critical community development projects, housing and infrastructure all while revitalizing commercial corridors.' The McLean County Regional Planning Commission will also receive $250,000 to fund its Housing Coordinator position over the two-year grant performance period. A full list of grant recipients is available here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Local commission looking for input on major road in Bloomington-Normal
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — The McLean County Regional Planning Commission is asking for users of Veteran's Parkway to give feedback on their experience of the road. The commission is leading a planning effort to re-invent the 'auto-centric' road that was developed back in 1942 and it is one of the most dangerous roadways, said Jennifer Sicks, Senior Transportation Planner for the commission. They are looking for input from people who use the road to help target concerns and evaluate solutions, improvements and impacts. This information will help local and state government agencies to respond to the needs of the road, Sicks said. There are other tools on the website including an interactive map allowing the user to make comments on specific locations, a BIG IDEA forum and additional information about the corridor study, Sicks said. From now until Feb. 28 users of the road can describe their experiences on the Veterans Parkway Public Survey's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
