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The contract calls for a 15% raise spanning four years, including a 6% hike in 2024, a 5% raise in April 2025 and then 2% raises in 2026 and 2027.
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Alan Beaman and the Town of Normal have agreed to a $5.4 million settlement regarding his imprisonment from 1995 to 2008.
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Kent Karraker, who was in his 80s, grew up in southern Illinois and became an executive at the Illinois Farm Bureau. He was elected to the Normal Town Council in 1983 and elected mayor 10 years later.
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Traffic signals will be installed at the intersections of Fort Jesse Road and Landmark Drive, and Fort Jesse and Greenbriar Drive, following approval Monday by the Normal Town Council.
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Domestic violence, experimental theater, the corrections system, the environment, municipal government — you name it, Carol Reitan made it better. She was also the first female mayor of Normal.
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The Town of Normal is one step closer to prohibiting future smoke shops from being created in Uptown. The town council voted to initiate a zoning amendment regarding tobacco establishments at its meeting Monday night.
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The Normal Town Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to prohibit pedestrian loitering at busy intersections and take the first step toward stopping more smoke shops from opening in Uptown.
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Normal’s water chief laid out a plan Monday to replace the town’s remaining lead water service lines by spring 2025 to meet revised federal guidelines.
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The Town of Normal is seeking input via a survey aimed at gauging what environmental priorities community members want the town to focus on in future development projects.
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Included in the proposed new $223 million budget for the Town of Normal is the hiring of six new positions. Mayor Chris Koos said they all relate to services delivered by the town.