More than a year and a half after a dispute over shared sales tax money began, the City of Bloomington, Town of Normal and McLean County have no resolution and no talks scheduled. Bloomington City Manager Jeff Jurgens said even after a recent audit of the county fund that receives the money, the city and town still think the underlying issue is the county is getting too much sales tax money — more than the city and town thought they would ever pay.

More than a year and a half after a dispute over shared sales tax money began, the City of Bloomington, Town of Normal and McLean County have no resolution and no talks scheduled.&nbsp;Bloomington City Manager Jeff Jurgens said even after a recent audit of the county fund that receives the money, the city and town still think the underlying issue is the county is getting too much sales tax money &mdash; more than the city and town thought they would ever pay.

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Path to resolution of shared sales tax dispute remains unclear

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Behind the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the McLean County Drug Court are numerous stories of “lives changed forever,” according to one judge of the program.

Behind the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the McLean County Drug Court are numerous stories of &ldquo;lives changed forever,&rdquo; according to one judge of the program.

McLean County Drug Court celebrates 20 years of 'changing lives forever'

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It’s been a tumultuous few weeks for Bloomington-Normal media. The owner of The Pantagraph, Davenport, Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, let go of its Central Illinois executive editor Aug. 19 in an apparent cost-cutting move. It’s the latest in a long string of reductions at the Bloomington newspaper.

It&rsquo;s been a tumultuous few weeks for Bloomington-Normal media.&nbsp;The owner of The Pantagraph, Davenport, Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, let go of its Central Illinois executive editor Aug. 19 in an apparent cost-cutting move. It&rsquo;s the latest in a long string of reductions at the Bloomington newspaper.

Bloomington-Normal not immune from journalism and media cuts

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Imagine you’re a homeowner who just spent millions of dollars turning your house into a mansion, with over 10 additions and tons of new amenities inside. Then, when it’s time to figure out what your new property tax bill will be on your estate, you argue to the government that your mansion is actually worth less than it was before and, therefore, your taxes should go down ‒ because there’s really no one else who would ever buy it. That counterintuitive argument is essentially what the electric automaker Rivian claims as it fights to lower its property tax bill on seven properties in Normal, including the 4.5 million-square-foot plant. If successful, local taxing bodies like Unit 5 schools and the Town of Normal could lose millions of dollars in tax revenue ‒ or try to make up that lost money from the rest of us.

Imagine you&rsquo;re a homeowner who just spent millions of dollars turning your house into a mansion, with over 10 additions and tons of new amenities inside.&nbsp;Then, when it&rsquo;s time to figure out what your new property tax bill will be on your estate, you argue to the government that your mansion is actually worth less than it was before and, therefore, your taxes should go down ‒ because there&rsquo;s really no one else who would ever buy it.&nbsp;That counterintuitive argument is essentially what the electric automaker Rivian claims as it fights to lower its property tax bill on seven properties in Normal, including the 4.5 million-square-foot plant. If successful, local taxing bodies like Unit 5 schools and the Town of Normal could lose millions of dollars in tax revenue ‒ or try to make up that lost money from the rest of us.

The $400 million dispute: Why Rivian thinks its Normal properties are overvalued and overtaxed

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Path to resolution of shared sales tax dispute remains unclear

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