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Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Did Normal admit Uptown is a failure?

By:  Diane Benjamin The first floor of 1 Uptown Circle has been vacant and never rented since the building was finished in 2017.  https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1-Uptown-Cir-Normal-IL/10774114/ The Uptown TIF was started in 2003 and incurred a massive amount of debt.  To date, according to the reports filed by Normal, the TIF has only earned $15,065,431.  That isn’t […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Normal’s Long Nightmare is almost over, but first there is Monday:

By:  Diane Benjamin Marc Tiritilli has announced he is running again for mayor.  The local media apparently is ignoring it, Peoria isn’t:  https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/tiritilli-announces-his-plans-to-run-for-normal-mayor If only twelve more people had voted for Marc three years ago the citizen’s fleece and Koos ignoring the will of the people would already be over. Obviously the current mayor is […]