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Bloomington city council committee: Double pay for members to $45K in 2025, raise clerk to $129K, put mayor level with some staff at $151K

Bloomington city council committee: Double pay for members to $45K in 2025, raise clerk to $129K, put mayor level with some staff at $151K

A four-member Bloomington city council committee has recommended that salaries for members of the city’s legislative body more than double in 2025. In 2024, Bloomington city councilmembers made $21,153. If the council follows the committee’s recommendation, the nine councilmembers would each be paid $45,423 in 2025.

Canopy of Lights kicks off 2024 holiday season

Canopy of Lights kicks off 2024 holiday season

On Friday night, the 2024 edition of Monroe County’s Canopy of Lights drew mostly from its traditional playbook, starting with warmup music from the Bloomington Brass Band. The band was set up on a Kirkwood Avenue mobile stage, in front of Fountain Square, facing the historic Monroe County courthouse.

Happy Thanksgiving 2024: Not every bird is a turkey

Happy Thanksgiving 2024: Not every bird is a turkey

As the old Thanksgiving saying goes, “The early bird gets the worm, but not every bird is a turkey, or even a bird.” The wisdom in that old chestnut was evident this morning on a quick tour from 6th Street in downtown Bloomington, north on Walnut Street to Miller-Showers Park,

Final vote (really this time) on land purchase for new Monroe County jail, ongoing maintenance costs OK’d

Final vote (really this time) on land purchase for new Monroe County jail, ongoing maintenance costs OK’d

A second and final vote by the Monroe County council on Tuesday night wrapped up the approvals by elected officials that are required for the purchase of some property in North Park as the planned site of the new county jail. The agreed upon purchase price is $11.375-million. On

Call for helpers, as cold spell activates Bloomington emergency shelter on Thanksgiving night

Call for helpers, as cold spell activates Bloomington emergency shelter on Thanksgiving night

With forecasted overnight low temperatures on Thanksgiving Day dropping to 24 F degrees, Bloomington’s severe winter weather shelter will activate starting Thursday night (Nov. 28). The Bloomington Severe Winter Emergency Shelter (B-SWERS) will deploy at two downtown Bloomington churches—on Thursday night at First Christian Church, and on Friday

Amount of private advertising on Bloomington Transit buses could be decided at Dec. 17 meeting

Amount of private advertising on Bloomington Transit buses could be decided at Dec. 17 meeting

Fewer advertisements will appear on Bloomington Transit’s bus fleet starting in 2025—if a policy change gets a green light at the final BT board meeting of the year, set for Dec. 17. A change to the policy has been recommended by a two-member board committee made up of

Recount filed by write-in candidate for Monroe County council, with no chance to change outcome

Recount filed by write-in candidate for Monroe County council, with no chance to change outcome

Joe Davis, a write-in candidate for a Monroe County council at-large seat in the Nov. 5 election, has filed the paperwork with the circuit court to ask for a recount. Even if the recount were to take place, it would not change the outcome of the race, which put incumbent