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Republicans pick new statehouse leaders Illinois Republicans have selected new legislative leaders for the term that begins Jan. 11. The GOP will continue in the superminority next year. House Republican...

Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment in Kentucky using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Illinois has five permanent household hazardous waste collection sites, but none in central Illinois. McLean County could be the first.

On Wednesday night the McLean County Health Board amended its budget by moving $300,000 from an account that h...

Today, Nicor Gas is announcing $100,000 in grants to support the basic needs of our customers including food, clothing and shelter through community organizations across its service territory.

McLean County saw a slight drop in COVID hospitalizations and one additional death in the past week. The McLean County Health Department announced Friday the latest death was a man in his 90s, who was associated with a long-term care facility.

The central argument for a Unit 5 education fund referendum is that district revenue has not kept pace with costs since the last referendum in 2008, that the district has, in effect, squeezed all the blood it can out of the existing turnip by tightening its belt and using resources efficiently and needs help. The numbers support the case.

More than 13,000 McLean County voters have cast ballots ahead of next week's election.

The McLean County Museum of History is about to rededicate a memorial honoring the 336 McLean County men and women who gave their lives for freedom during World War II.

The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) on Friday reported the death of a man in his 70s. He's the county's 403rd COVID-related death since the start of the pandemic.