The Normal Town Council heard plans for new development in Uptown South on Monday night. The plan includes mixed-use buildings, parks and other public spaces. New parking and road access also would be added.
The mayor of Normal said he's had it with lengthy traffic jams caused by freight trains. Chris Koos said this has been an issue before and the Union Pacific Railroad has addressed it, but there has been backsliding.
The Normal Town Council on Monday night rejected a plan to open a cannabis dispensary near College Avenue and Veterans Parkway, with a consensus forming among council members to revisit regulations about such operations.