Normal Fire Department

The town council approved a contract with Stone River Group to act as broker and consultant for Normal’s electric aggregation program.

An upcoming strategic planning retreat for the Normal Town Council will help focus on issues for the next several years. Mayor Chris Koos said one idea that has surfaced in focus groups is a sports complex.

The Normal Town Council on Monday heard a presentation of data analysis on the efficiency of fire department responses.

Town officials plan to present data at Monday’s town council meeting to discuss how the relocation could impact emergency medical response times. That's been a point of contention with the Normal firefighters union.

The Normal Town Council on Monday heard a presentation on the proposed operating budget for the next five years.

The union representing Town of Normal firefighters found a receptive audience at the first of four community town hall-style presentations on their efforts to save a fire station the town plans to close.

The union representing firefighters in the Town of Normal is continuing its campaign to keep the soon-to-close College Avenue fire station open — after a new station opens on the east side of town. The town insists there is no situation that needs to be addressed.

Investigators determined the fire that led to 13-year-old Edder Diaz's death was caused by candles.

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.

Parkside Junior High School student Edder Diaz, who died earlier this month from injuries suffered in a house fire, was remembered Saturday during events celebrating his time on the school's cross-country team.