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By Neil Doyle
NORMAL – The Town of Normal has rolled out a free mass communication system called Notify Normal.
The service will allow residents and community members to be notified by the town in the event of an emergency situation and be updated on community events and town services.
Director of Communications Cathy Oloffson explained to WJBC why the town is rolling out this service.
“It came about following the train derailment near Uptown in 2021. We received some feedback from our Uptown Normal business partners who indicated they would’ve liked to receive updates about the aftermath of that particular situation via text. At that time, the town didn’t have that capability,” said Oloffson.
Users can choose the type of notifications they’d like to receive including emergency, general, service, streets, parks and events. Those updates are then sent via text, email, or phone call.
To register for Notify Normal you can visit normalil.gov.
Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]