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McLean County improved its recycling rate significantly last year, but lost ground on its goals. The Ecology Action Center in Normal reports the county recycling rate rose to nearly 47% of all solid waste produced last year, up from about 44% in 2021.

Illinois State University President Terri Kinzy says it's too soon to decide whether to require vaccinations to be on campus, based on full federal approval of the Pfizer vaccine. She says there are two other vaccines as well. A bunch of finches that came down from Canada seeking food is helping a 20 year old man set the McLean County record for most bird species seen in a year. Ben Guo is tied for the record at 259 with months left to go. And Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason echoes some council members who say there are legal questions whether the city can offer direct aid to residents hurt by June flooding.

Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s new book “Renegade” chronicles his break from the Republican Party and Donald Trump, though it’s the long list of McLean County cameos and name-drops that will jump off the page for local readers.

McLean County's retooled COVID relief program has approved its first round of business loans.The Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council (EDC) is…

McLean County's new community health improvement plan aims to get to the underlying causes for mental health and substance abuse problems.It’s part of a…

Election coordinators in McLean County are forecasting only a slight turnout increase from four years ago, in spite of a larger than usual number of…

Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part WGLT series this week about court fines and fees in Illinois.Critics have said the legal system hurts…

This is the moment we've been waiting for: The polls have closed on Election Day 2018.Turnout was strong across McLean County, according to preliminary…

The McLean County Nursing Home in Normal is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases.According to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH),…

The McLean County Health Department plans to bring back COVID vaccinations to Grossinger Motors Arena on the next three Thursdays of September.