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The union that represents firefighters in the Town of Normal and town administrators say they are trying to move past a rift created in the wake of a no-confidence vote in Fire Chief Mick Humer's leadership.
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The union that represents Normal’s firefighters says the community’s housing shortage has worsened an already difficult time to recruit.
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The town council will consider the $4.75 million agreement with Core Construction of Peoria when the board meets Tuesday.
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A nationwide recall of dehumidifiers has expanded, following several fires that led to three deaths in the last year. The recalled dehumidifiers were all made between 2011 and 2014. They include units sold by name brands G.E. and Kenmore.
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A Bloomington man died in an early morning crash Sunday in Normal. Police and the McLean County coroner said Noe R. Mendiola, 22, died from blunt force injuries.
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A judge has approved transferring the Taylor Brown case to the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor office in Springfield. The McLean County State’s Attorney’s office has recused itself from the case that involves allegations of aggravated arson, aggravated battery of a peace officer, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer.
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City Manager Pam Reece said there is interest in the former Subway sandwich space in Uptown Station. The town issued a request for proposal a couple months ago after the business closed in October 2022.
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Shortages of nurses, McLean County jail workers, and police officers are well known. The looming national shortage of firefighters is less known, but no less significant. That is true in Bloomington-Normal, too.
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Normal is a step closer to a new $5 million east side fire station, after the town council on Monday OK’d negotiating a contract for building the future firehouse at Shepard and Hershey roads.
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The president of the Normal firefighters union says they will find a new beneficiary for proceeds from their gun raffle, after The Baby Fold raised concerns and distanced itself from the annual fundraiser.