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McLean County's mental health initiatives are getting national attention. The National Association of Counties has tabbed McLean County and about a dozen other counties and cities to share ideas through the new Familiar Faces Initiative.

McLean County courts hope to use data on juvenile offenders to reduce adult crime and punishment in central Illinois. The effort has two prongs — improving interventions for troubled children, and a potential specialty court for offenders aged 18 to 25.

The Bloomington City Council agreed Monday to authorize a $5.2 million contract for the upcoming year's street resurfacing projects, and likely will add a $2 million boost, thanks to federal COVID-relief funds.

McLean County is getting more legal marijuana tax money than just the amounts going to Bloomington and Normal. The YWCA of McLean County will receive more than $282,000 for its Labyrinth Outreach Services that helps women coming out of prison reintegrate into the community.

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At their meeting on Tuesday the McLean County Justice Committee approved a grant agreement between the State o...

McLean County stayed at the medium level for COVID-19 this week, while new COVID hospitalizations are steady, based on data from the McLean County Health Department (MCHD).

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The Green River District Health Departments latest weekly COVID-19 report lists 944 new positive cases of the virus in our western Kentucky counties.

City cops consistently pull more impaired drivers off the street then any other police agency outside of Chicago.