Town of Normal

The latest missive on the dispute between the City of Bloomington, Town of Normal, and McLean County over how the county government handles shared sales tax money includes a vigorous defense of previous allegations against the county and proffers a reciprocal olive branch.

A cybercrime organization has breached a system used by the Town of Normal to send out emergency and event notices to subscribers.

The senior member of the Normal Town Council says there's something missing in debate over closing the College Avenue fire station when a new east side station opens in a couple months.

The Normal Town Council approved a raise for City Manager Pam Reece at its meeting on Monday.

The head of a nonprofit advocacy group urges local governments that collect tax money from video gambling machines to direct some of that revenue toward addiction treatment.

Returning from a statewide arts and humanities conference, leaders from Bloomington-Normal's cultural organizations recommit to working together.

The mayor of Normal is answering criticism of the town council decision's to move ahead with the Uptown underpass project despite steep price increases and a larger town share of the $40.3 million cost.

The Uptown underpass project, first proposed 10 years ago, was approved Monday night by the Normal Town Council with a sunset provision on tax increases needed to complete financing.

Some Uptown business owners are criticizing a proposal to raise food and beverage and hotel-motel taxes in Normal. They’re also not happy about an accelerated timeline to a council vote on Monday — just three business days after the proposal became public.

To get the decade-old Uptown underpass project over the finish line will require increases in food and beverage and hotel-motel taxes. That staff recommendation emerged at a special town council meeting on Wednesday evening.