Originally published on April 14, 2021 11:03 pm Members of the McLean County Board of Health said Wednesday that it's a priority to maintain the county’s full COVID-19 contact tracing program. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has OK'd extending the program through Dec. 31. County health department administrator Jessica McKnight explained, however, that current funding won't cover the 50-person staff through that date. During Wednesday’s board meeting, she and the department's clinical services administrator, Tammy Brook, shared a staffing reduction plan: cutting tracers...