Town of Normal

WGLT spoke to human resources leaders at OSF HealthCare and the Town of Normal to get a peek behind the scenes where employers make decisions related to healthcare coverage.

Starting Jan. 1, new rules, regulations and definitions will be consistent statewide on micromobility devices, including traditional and electronic bicycles and scooters. For some devices, that means age limits and even requiring license and registration.

A proposal updating the current restrictions on certain home-based businesses was met with strong public backlash. The Town of Normal is now seeking feedback at an open house this month.

The Town of Normal is working on updates to its zoning codes to better accommodate more types of housing that could help address a community-wide shortage.

The Normal Town Council on Monday heard a proposal for new rules to relax housing construction rules amid an ongoing housing shortage.

Normal City Manager Pam Reece said the town is working with Bloomington and McLean County to reduce the risk of accidents involving e-mobility devices, and is still monitoring possible data center regulations.

A nearly two-year-old dispute is over shared sales tax money dedicated to behavioral health programs, jail expansion bond debt and public safety information systems.

It’s hard to build housing right now, including in Bloomington-Normal. There is a long list of reasons as to why, including the skyrocketing costs of materials, but the high cost of building has developers looking for ways to fund and start projects without breaking the bank.

The town council accepted a proposal from Veolia Water Technologies for up to $90,000 in ammonia removal pilot testing equipment. Five of the dozen wells in the Town of Normal have excess ammonia levels.

Residents of the Town of Normal are grieving the death of former police chief Walter D. "Walt" Clark, Sr., who died Oct. 15 at the age of 82.