Eastland Mall in Bloomington is for sale, and it could soon have a new owner. Global real estate firm CBRE said the 53-acre property at 1615 E. Empire St. was quietly listed on its website about two months ago.

Eastland Mall in Bloomington is for sale, and it could soon have a new owner.&nbsp;Global real estate firm CBRE said the 53-acre property at 1615 E. Empire St. was quietly listed on its website about two months ago.

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WGLT's Sound Ideas is our flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday. You can also subscribe to the Sound Ideas - Full Episodes podcast.

WGLT's Sound Ideas is our flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday. You can also subscribe to the Sound Ideas - Full Episodes podcast.

Eastland Mall for sale as 'redevelopment opportunity'

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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. With CBL apparently unwilling to reinvest in the property, WGLT asked the people of McLean County for their own ideas for revitalizing it. After putting out a request for ideas in July, WGLT received more than 2,000 formal submissions and Facebook comments. WGLT whittled the submissions down to 20 and asked the public to choose its Top 5 ideas, which they did during a voting round in August. WGLT then hired a team of four Illinois State University student illustrators from the Wonsook Kim School of Art and Design to help bring these ideas to life

It&rsquo;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. With CBL apparently unwilling to reinvest in the property, WGLT asked the people of McLean County for their own ideas for revitalizing it. After putting out a request for ideas in July, WGLT received more than 2,000 formal submissions and Facebook comments. WGLT whittled the submissions down to 20 and asked the public to choose its Top 5 ideas, which they did during a voting round in August. WGLT then hired a team of four Illinois State University student illustrators from the Wonsook Kim School of Art and Design to help bring these ideas to life

McLean County residents imagine the future of Eastland Mall

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Bloomington-Normal was home to the longest running underground newspaper in United States history. The paper, called Post Amerikan, ran from 1972-2004 and is now the subject of a feature length documentary film titled Post Amerikan: The Newspaper that Wouldn’t Die. The film is being shown Friday at the Normal Theater.

Bloomington-Normal was home to the longest running underground newspaper in United States history. The paper, called Post Amerikan, ran from 1972-2004 and is now the subject of a feature length documentary film titled Post Amerikan: The Newspaper that Wouldn&rsquo;t Die.&nbsp;The film is being shown Friday at the Normal Theater.

For 30 years, 'the newspaper that wouldn't die' spoke truth to power in Bloomington-Normal

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The Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District [BNWRD] will fix the longstanding bad water situation in the Colonial Meadows subdivision on the east side of Bloomington.

The Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District [BNWRD] will fix the longstanding bad water situation in the Colonial Meadows subdivision on the east side of Bloomington.

BNWRD steps in to solve Colonial Meadows water woes

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Eastland Mall for sale as 'redevelopment opportunity'

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