Stan Nord

At the Normal Town Council’s Monday meeting, Mayor Chris Koos and others responded to a return to stricter crowd limits because of a surge in COVID-19 cases, with Koos saying despite mixed feelings about the metrics used to include Normal, he won't encourage anyone to violate the restrictions. 

Normal Town Council member Stan Nord objects so much to ordinances imposing fines for large gatherings during the pandemic that he is offering a way that he says will get around them.

While Normal residents will start seeing higher utility bills next month, a planned water rate increase has been delayed another three months.

After narrowly adopting an amendment proposed by Karyn Smith, the town council voted unanimously Monday night in favor of an ordinance implementing the previously approved water, sewer and waste collection fees. Smith’s amendment pushed the water fee increase to Oct. 1, while the other fee hikes will take effect July 1.

The new owners of two video gambling businesses in Normal will need to apply for new liquor licenses after the town revoked the current permits.

Normal Town Council member Kathleen Lorenz fears one of her colleague’s defiance of zoning regulations has set a “very, very bad precedent.”

Members of the Planning Commission in Normal expressed skepticism of Town Council member Stan Nord even as they unanimously suggested approval for a site plan for his property.

Town of Normal officials contend town council member Stan Nord continues to expand a business on his property in defiance of town zoning rules.

UPDATED 4:30 P.M. | Town of Normal officials confimed Monday the town has receieved a site plan request for development at 2012 W. College Ave.  

City Planner Mercy Davison said the request was submitted on Friday afternoon. She said town staff will review the request and will place it on the town's Planning Commission agenda for March 5. 

What happened when 65 Normal residents and town council members sat down to talk about how the town should plan for the next 15 years?

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Normal Town Council members confronted their poor working relationship and the lack of trust between them head-on during a contentious retreat Friday.

Shoppers in Normal now will be able to order curbside pickup and home delivery of alcohol from large retailers.

The Normal Town Council unanimously approved new rules for public comment Monday night, but not without resistance from its newest members.

The unpaid bill at the center of a legal dispute between the Town of Normal and council member Stan Nord has apparently been paid.

Following a public work session Saturday morning, Connect Transit's board has a better idea of what its new Connect to the Future working group should look like and what issues it should tackle.

Two challengers who’ve criticized the direction of Uptown Normal redevelopment knocked off an incumbent Normal Town Council member Tuesday as they emerged as the top vote-getters in a crowded eight-way race.

A nearly 2-year dispute between the Town of Normal and town council candidate Stan Nord remained unresolved on the eve of Election Day.

Officials in Normal defended the Trail East project against public criticism Monday night, with the council unanimously approving two measures to keep the project moving forward.