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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 12/8/21
The McLean County Nursing Home has lost $3.5 million in three years in spite of efforts to narrow the gap and has had three directors in that time. Yet, the new head of the nursing home is optimistic things can turn around. A prominent lawyer involved in high profile race and police cases is now part of the effort by the family of ISU graduate students Jelani Day to find out what happened to him. And the Economic Development Council thinks the BN Advantage marketing campaign needs a reboot. Hear how to choose which of the many faces of Bloomington Normal will emerge as THE brand.
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Thousands without power as storms roll through McLean County
No injuries have been reported in the storms that hit McLean County Thursday evening.
McLean County hopes to expand mental health crisis center hours amid staffing challenges
A new mental health crisis center has opened in downtown Bloomington with limited hours because of a staffing shortage. The McLean County Center for Human Services runs the crisis center. CEO Joan Hartman says the goal is to make it a 24/7 facility.
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Documentation Project aims to measure all Trump administration cuts in McLean County
In 2025, the actions of President Donald Trump’s second term saw significant cuts of various funding sources for McLean County programs. A new community advocacy group wants to document the totality of these cuts in their initiative known as The Documentation Project.
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2 McLean County Hotels To Receive Emergency State Grants
Two McLean County hotels are now among the 708 businesses set to receive highly competitive emergency hospitality grants from the state.The DoubleTree by…
Second Person Dies From COVID-19 In McLean County
UPDATED 4 p.m. | A second person from McLean County has died after contracting COVID-19, the county's health department said Tuesday.The individual was a…
McLean County Could Sue Big Pharma For Opioid-Heroin Epidemic
McLean County could join the growing list of state and local governments suing big pharmaceutical companies for distribution practices that they say…
Peoria Civic Center COVID-19 Testing Site Opens Friday
Peoria County Board Chairman Andrew Rand says the Bloomington COVID-19 drive-thru test site will move to the Peoria Civic Center this week.
Opioid Crisis Sparked Big Response In B-N. Why Hasn't Gun Violence?
Before Oct. 30, 2018, Dameca Kirkwood was a mother, proud of her one and only son, a young man she considered awesome, who did not live to see his 28th…
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During stop in B-N, Pritzker says this is the year Democrats will 'turn McLean County blue'
Speaking to McLean County Democrats on Thursday night, Gov. JB Pritzker placed the blame squarely on his Republican predecessor. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s two-year budget impasse put the state into a nose-dive, Pritzker said, while crediting Democrats with turning Illinois around.
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