Tag: Normal population

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Normal gets a grant to hire more police

By: Diane Benjamin https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/grant-funding-allowing-normal-pd-to-hire-new-officers Are the 6 new officers going to be terminated when the grant money runs out? The story doesn’t say. The story claims growth means the Town needs more officers. Is the population of Normal going up or just crime? https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/illinois/normal https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/normaltownillinois,US/PST045223 Keep in mind ISU students that aren’t here all year […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Shrinking Normal

By: Diane Benjamin Follow-up to the same information about Bloomington: https://blnnews.com/2020/10/28/shrinking-bloomington/ From information the Town of Normal submitted to the Illinois Comptroller’s office: 3/30/2020 3/30/2019 This data shows a decrease of 273 people in just one year. Keep in mind Bloomington’s population decrease was mostly in the last fiscal year too. The link for 2018 […]