Another Questionable Lease in Uptown

By:  Diane Benjamin In 2017 I FOIA’d the Town of Normal for all properties they rent:  https://blnnews.com/2017/01/10/normals-rental-properties/ At least one property didn’t make the list of what I received:  The ISU Art Gallery.  The gallery is tucked under the west end of the parking garage by City Hall. One thing is clear from the latest […]

Normal’s Rental Properties

By:  Diane Benjamin I filed a FOIA with the Town of Normal after learning they paid more than $7000 a year in property taxes on the property leased to Dan Brady for $1 a year. What I received appears to be missing some information, but below is what I have figured out so far.  It […]

Uptown Transparency

By: Diane Benjamin I’ve wondered since Uptown Normal was completed what buildings the Town owns and rents.  I filed a Freedom of Information Request to find out.  Wendy Briggs provided the following information with a note that she forgot to put Subway on the list, otherwise, here’s what I received: First, thanks Normal for answering […]