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Working quickly through a light agenda Monday night, Normal Town Council members approved a contract for a $790,000 sewer lining project, and renewed an agreement for technical planning services with the McLean County Regional Planning Commission.

Normal Town Council members could vote as soon as next month on a plan to install license plate-reading cameras. Bloomington recently added the technology despite concerns raised by the ACLU, NAACP and other groups.

Nineteen housing projects across Illinois will receive $75 million to propel development. Bloomington and Heyworth have three of those sites.

Seven McLean County road projects are included in the Illinois Department of Transportation's annual plan to repair the state's roads and bridges. Projects include work on Interstate 55, U.S. Routes 24 and 136 and bridge repairs at the Funks Grove rest area.

Matthew Coates will have to resign from both of his government positions after being tapped by Gov. JB Pritzker to serve on the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.

The late Merlin Kennedy and Henry Gay Sr., two of Bloomington’s most salient civil rights leaders, now have downtown streets named in their honor.

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According to the Bloomington Election Commission and McLean County Clerk's office, more Democrats have taken out more vote-by-mail ballots, but Republicans have been using the in-person early voting option more frequently.

The Town of Normal is moving ahead with work on the proposed Trail West and East Project in Uptown even though a development agreement is not yet in place. City Manager Pam Reece said there's a lot to be done to prepare for the start of construction next spring.