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Lizzie Seils

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Lizzie Seils

    Construction underway on $41 million Empire Flats apartment complex (opens the original)

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    One out of seven concrete slabs have been poured at the future site of a couple hundred apartment units off Empire Street. Bloomington leaders and representatives from construction and engineering firms working on the project “broke ground” at a ceremony Tuesday afternoon for Empire Flats, though construction is well underway. The currently dusty site at 1312 E. Empire St. will eventually house around 210 apartment units. Construction crews plan to pour all the concrete slabs before the end of t

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Lizzie Seils

    Bloomington-Normal rescue champions little dogs with lots to love (opens the original)

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    A Bloomington-Normal dog rescue would like you to consider the little guys, and is getting some extra funds to help make that happen. Founder and director of Deeby’s Senior Chihuahua Rescue Tobi Griffin said she originally preferred larger dogs, owning two golden retrievers and a Doberman. But then came Muad’Dib, a small but mighty Chihuahua. His name came from the novel Dune, by Frank Herbert. Muad’Dib is a word in a science fiction language that means “little mouse.” “Just an old little decrep

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Lizzie Seils

    Bloomington council approves $60M drinking water system project (opens the original)

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    Bloomington will spend more than $60 million to build a new water distribution pump station, among other water system upgrades. The city council on Monday approved an agreement with East Peoria-based River City Construction LLC for improvements to the drinking water system, including construction of a new water distribution station, multiple new storage tanks, a new transmission water main and multiple rehabilitated pumps, tanks and booster stations. The water system improvements have been multi

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Lizzie Seils

    Bloomington looking at e-bike regulations ahead of new state law (opens the original)

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    The Bloomington City Council is looking into how impending changes to state law related to electric bikes and scooters could affect the city. The State of Illinois already regulates “low speed” e-bikes, but the law that goes into effect at the beginning of 2027 creates classes of single-rider, electric-powered vehicles with different regulatory rules associated with each. The Illinois Secretary of State's office also has a list of types of small electric vehicles and their current state of regul

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Lizzie Seils

    McLean County residents imagine the future of Eastland Mall (opens the original)

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    It’s no secret that the Eastland Mall is in decline. The owner of the mall, CBL Properties, even said so in its 2025 property tax appeal. “Revenues from all sources declined in the period of 2022 to 2024 and have been steadily declining for several years," said the October 2025 report from property tax law firm Siegel Jennings, obtained by WGLT. It attributed the decline in revenues and rise in vacant stores to the “Amazon Effect,” as more shoppers choose to shop online. The decline has been not

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