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The McLean County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a walk-up job fair Thursday, June 3, as Bloomington-Normal employers seek to fill more than 1,200 job openings.

Emily Bollinger / WGLT The Illinois attorney general has ruled the Town of Normal violated the Open Meetings Act in mid-September 2019 by denying Marc Tiritilli the right to speak to the council about public transit because the topic was not on the agenda. Tiritilli is now running for mayor and has criticized the administration for squelching opposing points of view. At the time, Tiritilli said transit was germane to the agenda that included an appointment to the Connect Transit board and that other speakers had talked about the topic. He later appealed the decision not to let him speak....

Much of the debate in the Normal Town Council and mayor's races has centered on taxes, debt and town essentials, including roads and water. But several

Normal Town Council meets remotely Monday, March 1, 2021. The Normal Town Council on Monday night adopted a $138.2 million budget for fiscal year 2021 that begins next month. In a year of pandemic, the budget represents the town's strength, said Normal Mayor Chris Koos.  “The world has thrown us some curves, and some tough, tough issues,” said Koos. “Year in, year out, staff in the town of Normal figures out ways to do the best they possibly can, to have the least negative impact on our citizens.”  Also at the four-hour meeting, the council moved forward with several projects using...

Google Maps The Connect Transit board has approved the former Pantagraph building in downtown Bloomington as the preferred location for a new $18-20 million bus transfer center. Trustees met Tuesday to consider the historic newspaper structure, the city-owned Market Street Parking Deck, and the CII East Building as options. Trustees expressed concerns about the small size of the CII East building. They agreed with downtown  business owner comments that the Market Street Parking Deck would cause an unacceptable loss of parking for downtown businesses. The parking deck also drew reservations...