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It’s been an annual tradition for the courthouse square in downtown Bloomington since 1985. This Friday was no different. Santa flipped the switch to transform the area into a sparkling winter wonderland.

Monroe County’s ED-LIT capital plan needs reworking after the county council’s rejection of North Park jail funding. County commissioners have called councilors to their Dec. 4 meeting to rework the state-required plan to avoid millions in local income tax being sequestered or redistributed.

Bloomington’s RDC might now donate the $7M former Bunger & Robertson site to revive stalled talks with Dora Hospitality on a host hotel for the convention center expansion. The proposal reverses Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson's prior position.

ACLU attorney Ken Falk toured the Monroe County jail Tuesday as officials weigh renewing a 2008 overcrowding-case settlement. The visit highlighted structural failures, security risks, and space limitations, while uncertainty over funding for a new facility looms.

This cartoon was originally made for The Ann Arbor Chronicle around 15 years ago. In the tradition of Thanksgiving leftovers, it has been re-run several times.

Bloomington’s city council on Dec. 3 will consider changes to two towing ordinances that raise the maximum charge from $135 to $150, eliminate the 20% release-payment option, shorten the storage-fee clock from 24 to 12 hours, and allow a $75 after-hours pickup fee.

On Dec. 3, Bloomington’s city council will consider an ordinance raising the septic dumping rate at the Dillman Road plant from about 2 cents to 8 cents per gallon—a four-fold increase. A study showed current charges no longer cover treatment costs.