Uptown Normal

The developer of the Trail East project in Uptown Normal has pulled out of the deal. Bush Construction tells the town the time is not right to go ahead.

The sounds of great music will once again bounce around Uptown Normal as Make Music Normal returns after a one-year COVID hiatus.

The sounds of great music will once again bounce around Uptown Normal as Make Music Normal returns after a one-year COVID hiatus.

Where were you when it happened? That is what Normal Public Library is asking McLean County residents as the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches. An immersive exhibit is on public view in the library’s gallery from Sept. 7-30.

Gamma Phi Circus is returning to the Sweet Corn Circus Festival this weekend in Uptown Normal.

Booze and jazz music are common bedfellows. Rarer is the pairing of jazz with craft beer in a family-friendly environment. Saturday in Uptown Normal, Medici revives its popular street festival dedicated to all three with live bands, craft brews, food and fun for the whole family.

Normal Town Council member Kathleen Lorenz keeps expressing reservations about a $24 million Uptown underpass project and yet keeps voting for it over a period of years. She said during a WGLT Sound Ideas interview, she is taking a leap of faith.

After hearing from former town leaders and other citizens, the Normal Town Council voted 6-1 Monday night to accept federal and state grant funding that will finance more than 90% of the cost of the Uptown underpass project.

The Normal Town Council held a special work session Monday to discuss progress on the long-planned $22.7 million Uptown Normal underpass project.

Candles, testimonies and support filled Uptown Circle Friday evening in solidarity with Asian American and Pacific Islander community members.The…