Page 27 - Lean County News Today

On today's episode, Charlie Schlenker hosts a roundtable discussion with women from the YWCA McLean County's Labyrinth program, discussing the challenges facing formerly incarcerated people in our community.

A lack of institutional support, statutorily imposed legal barriers, stigmas, low wages — they all mean prison sentences can effectively be for life, especially for residents of black and brown communities.

After six years, the Bloomington-Normal area’s mental health and public safety initiative is making a difference, but there’s still a long road ahead, say the effort's leaders.

McLean County sheriff's deputies might soon be wearing body cameras when they are on patrols.

The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) has reported seven COVID-related deaths since the beginning of March. That includes the recent death of a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s earlier last month.

More people were born than died in the Bloomington-Normal area over the past year—bucking a national trend toward population decline that’s been intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Bloomington-Normal NAACP is looking for ways to get more people involved in local government by hosting a series of online civics lessons this spring.

Unemployment rates in Illinois metropolitan areas are down for the 10th consecutive month, and jobs are up in most metro areas between January 2021 and 2022.

Eleven rural communities in McLean County will share in federal COVID relief money to repair or replace aging infrastructure.