Town of Normal

The town council on Monday approved a license agreement with the Illinois State University Board of Trustees for the Main Street water tower.

With an additional $1.6 million Sorensen plans to pursue through the appropriations process this year, federal grants would cover well over half of a major upgrade to Uptown's overwhelmed sewer system.

After more than eight years of trying, the Town of Normal may be able to move ahead with the Trail East and West developments on Uptown Circle. And if council members balk at a price increase for the Uptown Underpass, the town could have to repay millions in grant funding.

The Town of Normal has collected more storm debris in less than a week than all the waste it hauled away in March.

In association with the Mid-Illinois Realtors Association, the City of Bloomington and Town of Normal will offer the fair to bring to residents a network of community organizations related to housing and wellness.

The chair of the McLean County Board said the recent awarding of $1.7 million in mental health and human service funding shows the potential of an intergovernmental agreement using shared tax money to improve the community.

Officials representing McLean County, Bloomington and Normal said “the system worked” by implementing an all-hands effort during Friday’s powerful thunderstorms.

The big area of contention is School Street as it intersects with College Avenue and Mulberry Street. It leaves the Town of Normal and Illinois State University with a final recommendation to make regarding the intersection.

The new version of the proposed Trail East and West development project in Uptown Normal would be primarily residential housing on the north side of the traffic circle straddling Constitution Trail. And a controversial mural on a building in the project footprint would likely be torn down.

The Normal Police Department has made technology one of its top priorities in 2026. That includes a new video drone that officers can bring to crime and crash scenes.