Normal Town Council

The decade-old Underpass project in Uptown Normal has had another hitch. The contractor, Millstone-Weber, said it can't meet the requirements and construction timeline and has pulled out.

Parents of students at Glenn Elementary School have taken their pleas to keep the school as it is to the Normal Town Council. Ideally, they would like to see the council release a statement of support for their cause.

FlixBus joins Peoria Charter, Greyhound and Jefferson Lines as roadway transit providers at the station.

Last year, many Bloomington-Normal residents saw their electric bills jump 40% in some cases, even after the municipalities teamed together with other Illinois governments. And there are signs the summer could produce some volatile electric rates again.

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

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.

Kathleen Lorenz defended a campaign contribution from the McLean County Republican Party in her 2025 run for mayor of Normal during a marathon hearing Friday at the Illinois State Board of Elections' offices in Chicago. Lorenz's attorney called the hearing "smoke and mirrors."

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.