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GALESBURG A Galesburg city council member was arrested twice over the weekend, including a meth possession charge.
Lindsay M. Hillery, 42, who has served as Third Ward city council member since 2019, was stopped by Galesburg police at about 1:03 a.m. Friday after failing to use a turn signal at the intersections of Harding and South streets and South and Henderson streets as well as the discovery by officers she had a warrant for failure to appear in court stemming from a 2019 DUI charge.
Hillery was handcuffed without incident at the scene and officers searched her purse as she was taking it with her.
A sharp divide exists between Bloomington residents regarding whether duplexes and other multiplexes should be allowed in traditionally single-family residential neighborhoods.
The City of Bloomington is revising its Unified Development Ordinance and Zoning Map. The proposed plans would add three new zoning districts to designate areas for student housing, green spaces and multiple forms of housing.
The rezoning efforts are part of the larger 2018 City of Bloomington Comprehensive Plan, which set goals for the city to achieve by 2040. City officials use the plan as a guide for their decisions on the allotment of funds and resources, including sustainability and diversification of the housing stock.
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"Under Illinois law if a person commits a felony offense and during the commission of that offense someone dies, the person is responsible for that death," Galesburg Police Chief Russ