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Actions related to housing development at Beech Street and Shelbourne Avenue, and updates to plans at Carden Springs were all approved at Monday's town council meeting.

Five months after taking over as McLean County Board chair, Democrat Elizabeth Johnston talks to WGLT about rural public transportation, homelessness, carbon sequestration, and comprehensive planning.

The board previously announced its intent to vacate an earlier transit agreement in a process that hands over operations formerly under Show Bus to Connect Transit.

The Bloomington City Council has given its official endorsement of The Bridge, a shelter village of close to 50 tiny sleeping cabins for the unhoused in Bloomington-Normal. Here's what's next.

A plan to build a village of small cabins for unhoused individuals just south of downtown Bloomington received a green light Monday night from the city council.

The move would jumpstart negotiations on a sale of the property to Home Sweet Home Ministries which would operate The Bridge, a shelter of 48 tiny sleeping cabins that would be located at Main Street and Oakland Avenue.

Connect Transit, the transit agency that provides public transportation in Bloomington-Normal, confirms it will be taking over rural transportation in McLean County on July 1.

Home Sweet Home Ministries is collecting public input on its proposed shelter village, The Bridge, through two public forums. The next one is Monday night at Bloomington Public Library.

The City of Bloomington has announced two forums have been scheduled to collect public input on a proposed cabin village to serve the unhoused. The forums are scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, May 2 and 7 p.m. Monday, May 5 at the Bloomington Public Library Community Room 1.

The City of Bloomington also needs to approve the change that could fill a void left by Show Bus services that McLean County elected not to continue.