Former Bloomington Alderman Jim Finnegan has died at the age of 82. Finnegan served 12 years on the council until 2009. Former Mayor Steve Stockton says he relied on Finnegan for institutional memory and advice when he took office, "Jim was very even tempered, stable, and always worked for compromise. If the council would get split on something, Jim would always look for ways to try to help me bring the council together."
Finnegan was active in Republican Party politics, but Stockton says he was not political...was always forthright about what he thought was best for the community. Finnegan had a 35 year career at State Farm Insurance as well.
