NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council voted on the Operating and Capital Investment Budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year Monday night. While most council members appeared in favor of the $138.2 million budget, council member Stand Nord had several questions about what the money would be spent on. "Would we also be proceeding forward with the $4.75 million water extension on College Avenue in front of Rivian?" Nord asked. City […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council approved a four cent per gallon tax increase to the town's Local Motor Fuel Tax last night. With a four to three vote, most council members saw this as a way to improve the community with increased infrastructure investments. These investments include working on sidewalks and roads around the town. While an increase in taxes might worry citizens, council member Kevin McCarthy said this […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Gathering outside Hovey Hall this morning, Sept. 9, 2020, were Normal's most familiar faces. The 2020 Census was advocated for by State Rep. Dan Brady, Mayor Chris Koos, Illinois State University president Larry Dietz and Governor JB Pritzker. According to Pritzker, just a 1% under-count could result in the state losing over 195 million in federal funding each year "at a time when we need our funding the […]
Photo Courtesy of Uptown Normal Facebook NORMAL, Ill. - As COVID-19 cases in McLean County continue to spike, Normal mayor has decided to implement two emergency orders to limit the spread of COVID-19. Town of Normal is limiting gatherings near Illinois State University to 10 people or less and requiring customers of establishments with liquor licenses to be seated to be served. The two emergency orders were announced in a […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council discussed renewing the lease Normal has with the Illinois State University Galleries in the Uptown Circle. Illinois State University has been in contract with Normal since their first lease in 2013 when the university put $2 million into renovating what started as a dirt floor room in the parking garage into a space for art. Council members said they did not believe the nonprofit […]
