AP Former Gov. Jim Edgar, left, was in Bloomington on Thursday for an event. Here he is in 2014 with the last Republican governor, Bruce Rauner.
The Lincoln Club of McLean County on Thursday evening hosted its inaugural event at the Bloomington Country Club. Billed as an educational forum, the event was entitled Can Illinois Be Fixed?
As debated by a panel of GOP leaders, that question centered largely around another question: Can Republicans unseat Gov. JB Pritzker in the 2022 gubernatorial race?
The answer, according to former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar is … maybe.
He was joined on the panel by state Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington and former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady. The event was moderated by state Sen. Jason Barickman, also of Bloomington.
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The Bloomington City Council meets remotely April 26, 2021.
Outgoing Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner closed his final city council meeting Monday night with reflections on accomplishments from his eight-year tenure, paired with challenges he sees in Bloomington’s future including a long-term need to secure a regional water supply.
“As we face these challenges, I would urge all of our elected leaders to reimagine our city’s services and policies for an increasingly diverse and dynamic community,” he said.
Also during the virtual meeting, the Bloomington City Council approved borrowing $4 million from the state’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cover part of a long-term water main project; approved a nearly $1.1 million insurance contract; and voted to take a formal stand against utility shut-offs in the state.
$4.2 million in loans OK’d
On Monday, the council unanimously approved loan agreements with the Illinois EPA for the second phase of a water project near the Bloomington Country Club that separates the storm and sanitary flow, and will install a new water main.
Work begins this spring on that second phase of the Locust Street Combined Sewer Overflow Elimination and Water Main Replacement project. The city anticipates a 1.35% interest rate on two 20-year loans. An additional $117,725 to contractor Stark Excavating Inc. will come from city enterprise funds.
Insurance contract
The council also unanimously approved a nearly $1.1 million contract with Arthur J. Gallagher to provide insurance. That’s about 13% higher than last year’s contract. Categories covered include property, liability, excess liability and excess workers’ compensation.
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