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Bill Flick

Bloomington

Columnist at Pantagraph

longtime columnist for Bloomington-Normal Pantagraph newspaper.

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  • Flick Fact: ISU was once considered...as a psychiatric hospital instead?

    4 days ago | pantagraph.com | Bill Flick

    Question: True or false? Legislators in Springfield once suggested Illinois State University be turned into a psychiatric hospital? Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Answer: Believe it or not, that’s true.

  • Flick Fact: How does McLean County rank, in all of America, for its property tax rate?

    6 days ago | pantagraph.com | Bill Flick

    Question: McLean County property tax bills are out, up 7% from what we paid last year. How do McLean County tax bills rank among the highest property taxes across America? And, in Bloomington-Normal? Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Answer: McLean County, according to taxfoundation.org, has the 14th highest property taxes in America, with a 2.090% tax rate.

  • Flick Fact: One profession that’s especially busy when 24,000 college students leave a town?

    1 week ago | bnd.com | Bill Flick

    Question: College graduation time in Bloomington-Normal is a busy one for hotels and restaurants, and especially one other profession. Can you name it? Answer: When 24,000 college kids leave town, their apartments and rentals in May, it is an especially busy time for those in garbage and bulky waste pickup. In some student-heavy neighborhoods of Normal, in fact, some waste pickups, especially of bulky stuff, can occur daily instead of once a week.

  • Flick Fact: The highest paid performer in the history of B-N?

    1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Bill Flick

    Question: Who is the highest paid person to ever work at Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington? Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Answer: Probably singer John Mayer, who from a 2007 concert there made about $1,667 a minute — or $100,000 — to perform there, then called U.S. Cellular Coliseum.

  • Flick Fact: One profession that’s especially busy when 24,000 college students leave a town?

    1 week ago | pantagraph.com | Bill Flick

    Question: College graduation time in Bloomington-Normal is a busy one for hotels and restaurants, and especially one other profession. Can you name it? Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Answer: When 24,000 college kids leave town, their apartments and rentals in May, it is an especially busy time for those in garbage and bulky waste pickup.

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Bill Flick
Bill Flick @flick_bill
11 Feb 15

So what happens if Brian Williams and Jon Stewart just trade desks?

Bill Flick
Bill Flick @flick_bill
11 Feb 15

@LibbySerkies Thanks, Libby. I'm new around these parts. -)

Bill Flick
Bill Flick @flick_bill
11 Feb 15

Just setting up my Twitter. #myfirstTweet