The long-awaited total solar eclipse is only a few days away, and while Central Illinois won’t be in the path of totality, it will be pretty darn close.
Normal Mayor Chris Koos said the hefty margins of victory for moderates in school board and town council races and the Unit 5 referendum show the electorate rejects the negativity of recent years from the far right. Koos also ties McLean County results to state and national trends.
Normal Town Council incumbents Kathleen Lorenz and Karyn Smith, along with newcomer Andy Byars, defeated the opposition ticket of incumbent Stan Nord, Marc Tiritilli and Karl Sila in Tuesday's election.
The Normal Town Council election next month might sound a lot like the election in 2021, or the one in 2019, or even the one in 2017. The issues are similar and some of the faces are the same.