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Mayor Chris Koos says the atmosphere in Washington, D.C., is unsettled, as the flurry of executive orders seeking to chop federal spending continues.
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The Town of Normal wants to make progress implementing its new sustainability plan even in a tight fiscal climate.
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Former Normal Mayor Dick Godfrey has died. As mayor from 1976 to 1985, Godfrey helped the Town of Normal transition from a small college town into an economically diverse community. He was also mayor during the town's infamous firefighters strike.
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The Immanuel Bible Foundation has given its Van Leer Legacy Award to Normal City Manager Pam Reece.
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Bloomington's city engineer is retiring. Kevin Kothe will end his career in June after 37-years with the city.
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There’s significant interest in filling the county board seat vacated by former board chair Catherine Metsker. Five people have filed applications.
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While the City of Bloomington will likely have to cut about 12 jobs per year for "probably at least the next three or four years" to plug a budget hole, the police and fire departments will not be part of any staff reductions, says city manager Jeff Jurgens.
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Illinois is among the states with the largest proportion of workers affected by the Social Security Fairness Act.
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A planned annual 2% increase in Town of Normal water rates in each of the next six years may not be enough to maintain adequate fund balances.
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University High School senior London Wollenweber of Bloomington is a political junkie. London's political hero is the late President Jimmy Carter. And he and his mother just drove down to Plains, Georgia, to pay their respects to the late president.