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Here are some highlights from the Sweet Corn Circus in Uptown Normal on Aug. 26-27, 2023. It included performances by Gamma Phi Circus at Illinois State, Cirquemania, Maestro Jones and the Front Street Collective, and Iron Spirit Pro wrestling.
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Bloomington-Normal has nearly $2.7 million in potential projects included in an appropriations bill that has advanced from a subcommittee to the full appropriations committee in the U.S. House.
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Eight months ago, a housing coalition in Bloomington-Normal asked for help, and a share of Town of Normal and City of Bloomington pandemic relief money to support as people go through rental assistance, eviction avoidance, and affordable housing programs. But the lack of housing and affordable housing is a much broader issue than one advocate can solve.
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The town currently has issued special-use permits to three such businesses. Two more are considering applying for similar permits, said Mayor Chris Koos.
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Normal Mayor Chris Koos says a potential campus area grocery store may require both the university and town to help it succeed. And he said Tuesday that a lot more work needs to be done before such a project is ready to move forward.
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There are changes coming to plans for two large, mixed-use buildings on Uptown Circle in Normal. "We're in active discussions with two developers looking to do trailside east and trailside west," said Mayor Chris Koos.
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The future of Normal’s Uptown South will be the focus of a special Normal Town Council work session Monday, just before the council’s regular meeting.
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Rising interest rates have blocked the hoped-for start of construction this spring on a flagship development project in Uptown Normal.
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A group of Bloomington-Normal college students is trying once again to bring a grocery store to the Uptown Normal area.
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The eight-acre area bounded by the train tracks, Constitution Trail, Linden Street, and Irving Street is planned as green spaces, multi-use business and housing spaces, and a “large format” space for to-be-undetermined use.