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McLean County’s consistently low unemployment rate has long been a point of pride. (Thanks, State Farm and Illinois State University.)Yet the jobless rate…

McLean County health officials announced the county’s first COVID-19-related death in nearly two weeks on Monday as the county reported 113 new coronavirus cases since Friday.

The McLean County Health Department reported 144 new coronavirus cases from the weekend, as the county has surpassed 19,500 cases since the start of the pandemic.

An increase in coronavirus cases has pushed McLean County into a medium risk level for COVID-19 spread.

As vaccinations increase, some of McLean County’s COVID-19 data is trending in the wrong direction.The number of McLean County residents hospitalized for…

McLean County’s seven-day testing positivity rate for the coronavirus has topped 5% for the first time since a late summer surge tied to Illinois State…

McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder and McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane said in a joint news release the crash occurred at County Road 3100 East and 400 North Rd east of LeRoy. The coroner’s office was notified of the death at 3:27 p.m. Monday, according to the news release. Their identity of the person who died has not been released, pending notification of family.

McLean County has more than 400 active coronavirus cases for the first time in over three months. The county health department announced 69 new cases on Tuesday.

Twenty thousand McLean County residents have contracted the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. The county reached that benchmark on Tuesday as it announced 53 daily infections.

A battery expert says if Samsung decides to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Bloomington-Normal, the community would need to generate enough water and possibly more electricity to sustain it.