BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — HBT Financial Inc. (HBT) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $20.3 million. The Bloomington, Illinois-based bank said it had earnings of 64 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 62 cents per share.

A new construction project may start this year on South Walnut Street. Here’s the basics of what we know. The project will be built at 1006 S. Walnut St., at the southwest corner of South Walnut and West Allen streets. Subscribers get more: What's being built on Walnut Street in Bloomington? (Hint: It's not apartments.)