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City and county leaders in McLean County said Wednesday one of Gov. JB Pritzker s budget proposals is a bad idea.
The governor has proposed taking 10% of the income tax money it currently shares with cities, towns, and counties through the Local Government Distributive Fund. Normal Mayor Chris Koos said the proposal is ruinous. This will be crippling to municipalities across the state of Illinois if this is to go through. We re already seeing a significant decrease in revenues because of COVID-19 and this is just another slap to cities, said Koos.
Koos said the proposal breaks a decades-old deal with the state.
Mayors Pan Pritzker s Income Tax Grab
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Judy Markowitz, Bloomington s Groundbreaking Mayor, Dies
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The Bloomington Liquor Commission fined two more establishments Tuesday for violating COVID-19 mitigation rules in January, and four others for tax violations.
The Parkview Inn on Morris Avenue has paid an $800 fine for a second violation of Gov. JB Pritzker’s earlier executive order banning indoor dining service under certain conditions. The Spotted Dog on Morrissey Drive paid $500 for a first violation. They are the latest of nearly a dozen bars that have been fined for such infractions.
Pritzker eased restrictions on indoor dining in central Illinois and other parts of the state on Jan. 17 as COVID numbers improved; the ban had been in place since mid-November.
Bloomington City Council meets remotely Feb. 8, 2021.
The Bloomington City Council on Monday agreed to keep City Manager Tim Gleason on contract until March 2025, nine months longer than his current contract, and the earliest time he’s eligible for retirement.
Also at Monday’s remote meeting, the council voted to start its $4.3 million, Phase 2 water main project on Locust Street; and to add two youth members to the city’s police advisory board.
Gleason’s contract, in which his annual base salary is just over $197,000, had been set to expire July 1, 2024. The decision, presented as part of the council’s consent agenda, passed unanimously, with no discussion.