Normal Parks and Recreation

Experts will be on hand in Underwood Park to assist looking at nighttime bugs like moths and beetles under microscopes. The event is park of Normal Parks and Rec's month-long celebration of the town's green space.

There's rain ahead in the forecast, but weeks of drought increase fire risk for communities preparing their July 4 fireworks displays. WGLT talked to officials from the Town of Normal Parks and Recreation and Fire Departments to get the skinny on how they mitigate risk.

Normal is a step closer to a new $5 million east side fire station, after the town council on Monday OK’d negotiating a contract for building the future firehouse at Shepard and Hershey roads.

A baseball league for children and adults with disabilities is partnering with the Normal Parks and Recreation department to help it grow.

Normal's Carden Park has a new and improved playground for nearby children to enjoy.

The Normal Town Council narrowly voted Monday night to add a pair of Rivian electric vehicles to the town’s fleet — but not before spending an hour debating the matter.

With the Normal Town Council's vote Tuesday night, an outdoor circuit-training center could be constructed as early as this summer — in collaboration with a national nonprofit fighting a rise in obesity.

This month over a million Illinois workers who make the minimum wage got a pay increase, with another raise coming July 1. It was Illinois’ first…

The Normal Town Council took the first step toward a new budget Monday night with the approval of a six-year Community Investment Plan.It includes an…

A Town of Normal official projects local youth and adult sports teams would exceed a consultant’s estimates for what's needed to cover the proposed…