Mollie Ward

Bloomington City Council: approval of downtown streetscape program and sewer replacement

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington City Council held its first meeting of April on Monday night at the government boardroom and approved phase one of the Downtown Streetscape plan. On a fairly crowded night, four residents voiced their opinion on the approval for the phase one project for the streetscape program during the public comment portion. Chairmen of the Ward of Directors and Vice President of Carle Health Tony Coletta […]

April 10, 2024

Local News

Bloomington City Council: Annexation of a Home, Safety Concerns and New Golf Carts

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Bloomington City Council held its final council meeting of the month on October 23. Assistant Director of the Economic Community Development Department Kelly Pfeiffer spoke on behalf of the property that was going to be annexed. Pfeiffer said, "The residency is currently uninhabitable due to a well failure. The owners are requesting annexation motivated by the city's water." After consideration, the court was sent into a […]

October 25, 2023

Election 2021

Learn about Bloomington’s Ward 7 Primary Candidates: Mollie Ward

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - After being selected to fill the Ward Seven seat, a local hospital chaplain is running for a seat on the Bloomington City Council. Municipal elections are on April 6th and there’s a Bloomington primary on February 23rd. There are five candidates running to represent Ward Seven. Candidates include Daniel Freburg, Kelby Cumpston, June Peterson-Middlebrooks, Correta L. Jackson and incumbent Mollie Ward. Mollie Ward was selected to fill the alderman seat to replace Scott Black and serve the remaining months of his term last year. Ward is the director of Spiritual Care […]

February 17, 2021

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