Riveting assemblage tonight in Normal?

By: Diane Benjamin Keep in mind many of Normal’s professional staff don’t live in Normal: https://blnnews.com/2020/12/14/guess-where-town-of-normal-employees-dont-live/ They have no reason to keep taxes low, make the roads drivable, or the water drinkable. The Council will be meeting at 5:15 to hear the status of the underpass project. Public opinion is immaterial. The fanciest properties will […]

Normal: Where your money goes

By:  Diane Benjamin http://www.normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3307 For the second year in a row the Harmon Grants total $25,000.  In 2017 they totaled $50,000.  See this year’s recipients on PDF page 34.  Paul Harmon didn’t donate the money, it’s your money. More spending trying to get free money: The total spent since May 2018 was $352,657.87.  Add this […]