Beth Robb News Today

It will be expensive to remove asbestos from the Normal Public Library. Estimates range from $3.5 million to more than $5 million if other improvements are done at the same time.

The Normal Public Library is trying to decide what to do about asbestos in the old section of the building. Interim Director John Fischer said there are several options, including temporarily moving part of the library and its programs to another site while work to remove the asbestos is done.

Associate Judge Amy McFarland is calling for new and creative ways to bring local agencies to the table to help minors who have not received adequate protection through the beleaguered Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

Yeshivas game against No. 4 Illinois Wesleyan is the first against a ranked opponent during its 50-game winning streak.

The 24 community members tasked with drawing new McLean County Board maps approved ground rules Wednesday and learned how the redistricting process will work in their first in a series of meetings over the next month to shape the county’s political boundaries for the next decade.

McLean County Board Chair John McIntyre says the county will have three advisory panels that will draft three County Board map proposals.

Today, May 24, McLean County Chairman John McIntyre will announce the names of the members of a bipartisan ad ...