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The head of the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority says the airport is looking to expand its tax base to help it respond to future crises and to have the flexibility to take advantage of unexpected development opportunities.

McLean County has had a Business Loan Program for a number of years now funded at a level of $600,000 annually...

Republicans no longer control the McLean County Board. As a result of this year's elections the board will rem...

The McLean County Board voted 10-7 on Thursday to postpone a vote on an updated mental health action plan.

After a six-month interim stint leading McLean County government, Cassy Taylor officially became the county's administrator on Thursday.

Democrats on the McLean County Board are crying foul by Sheriff Jon Sandage over the removal of tablets that inmates can use to make phone calls, emails, and texts, and access educational content.

Eric Stock / WGLT A McLean County Board member says the county and Bloomington-Normal hospitals are administering COVID-19 vaccines as fast as they can, but distribution from the state has been inconsistent. Susan Schafer, who chairs the board’s Health Committee, said during Thursday’s county board meeting that nearly all the vaccines the county receives are in arms within a week. “It’s not that the health department is moving slowly, or that any of our partner health providers are...