The former State Farm building is a roughly 200,000-square-foot, 13-story pillar in historic Downtown Bloomington.
Justin Fern is one step closer to completing a full renovation of the building. Fern is founder and CEO of Urban Equity Properties [UEP], the Rockford-based company behind the planned G.J. Lofts.

The former State Farm building is a roughly 200,000-square-foot, 13-story pillar in historic Downtown Bloomington. Justin Fern is one step closer to completing a full renovation of the building. Fern is founder and CEO of Urban Equity Properties [UEP], the Rockford-based company behind the planned G.J. Lofts.

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G.J. Lofts construction project underway at former State Farm building Downtown

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Forty-year-old glam metal band L.A. Guns is still releasing new music — and finding new audiences.
The band will join Tom Keifer of Cinderella for a May 28 performance at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts [BCPA]. The setlist blends classic songs with material from the band’s newest album, Leopard Skin.

Forty-year-old glam metal band L.A. Guns is still releasing new music &mdash; and finding new audiences. The band will join Tom Keifer of Cinderella for a May 28 performance at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts [BCPA]. The setlist blends classic songs with material from the band&rsquo;s newest album, Leopard Skin.

Ahead of Bloomington show, L.A. Guns' Phil Lewis reflects on Girl, the new stuff and settling differences with Tracii Guns

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As part of NPR's Climate Solutions Week, you'll learn about efforts to make sustainability and recycling easier for college students in Illinois. Because one student’s trash is another’s treasure come the next semester. WGLT's Ben Howell reports.

As part of NPR's Climate Solutions Week, you'll learn about efforts to make sustainability and recycling easier for college students in Illinois. Because one student&rsquo;s trash is another&rsquo;s treasure come the next semester. WGLT's Ben Howell reports.

When sustainability is made doable, one college student's trash can become another's treasure

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Normal's city manager said she's confident the federal government will come through funding for the Uptown underpass, even after the project missed its first deadline for starting construction.

Normal's city manager said she's confident the federal government will come through funding for the Uptown underpass, even after the project missed its first deadline for starting construction.

City manager says federal grant assurance was a 'game changer' to proceed with underpass in Normal

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G.J. Lofts construction project underway at former State Farm building Downtown

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