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Budget pressures faced by the Town of Normal could result in the leanest budget in a decade.As town staff begin to craft a fiscal year 2019 budget,…
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The changing nature of retail is affecting cities' ability to provide basic services. As an increasing number of people discover the convenience of online…
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The Mayoral race in the town of Normal is in one sense a referendum on a whole slew of town council decisions to stimulate development and work on the…
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Macy's is closing its store in Bloomington.The shut down by the end of the year involves 55 jobs, according to a company news release. The nation's…
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Lawmakers scrambling to find money to fix Illinois' multi-billion dollar deficit are looking to sugary drinks as one potential source of revenue.Taxing…
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Next year's budget for the Town of Normal won't look much different from this year. The Town Council is working on the spending plan. City Manager Mark…
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The town of Normal could generate more than $6 million in additional revenue once the 1% sales tax increase goes into effect next year. A quarter of that…
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The Normal Town Council will take more time to decide how to spend additional revenues coming from a sales tax increase passed last month. They're…
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If the early look at Bloomington Aldermen is a guide, outsourcing golf courses and recovering costs from the downtown police hireback program for high…
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A key piece of funding that could go a long way to help solve the City of Bloomington structural deficit and help fund other initiatives is being…