By: Diane Benjamin

The first thing to notice from the charts below is Normal doesn’t provide the detail Bloomington does.

The first chart is from PDF page 28: https://www.normalil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19327/Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-21-FINAL-DOC?bidId=

The second chart is from PDF page 26: https://www.normalil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/23148/Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-23-FINAL-DOC

Below is also a recap of a few. Normal revenue is up $29.5 million in 4 years. They raised your property taxes anyway.

Bloomington took $50.5 million more out of the hands of taxpayers in 4 years. https://blnnews.com/2023/12/06/bloomington-tax-4-year-history/

Normal took $29.5 in 4 years.

How did you benefit from this theft? The roads sure aren’t better.