Normal hands out money to friends

By: Diane Benjamin Remember when Normal paid Illinois Arts Station $9,000 so the fire department could train for 3 days in a house they planned to demolish? https://blnnews.com/2020/11/17/more-campaigning-during-normal-meeting/ You may not know $9,000 wasn’t the only payment, the Town has contracts to pay them another $9500! Total $18,500 so the fireman could train at two […]

Does Normal Advertise Your Business?

By: Diane Benjamin Or is it just the Friends and Family that get mentioned: (Facebook) The rest of you serfs don’t deserve accolades for just trying to hang on when government doesn’t care about your business. (Especially if you are a restaurant) April 2021: Vote to end the Normal Friends and Family Plan! Picking winner […]