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ERA Advocate Kay Moss says she wants to apologize to people on the patio at an area restaurant last week as she and friends hunkered down over her phone…

The UFLI reading curriculum is already used in McLean County school districts, including District 87 and Heyworth.

Republicans in Congress like Darin LaHood don't like the Biden administration definition of infrastructure. They don't think it should include public housing, healthcare related or energy projects. A central Illinois lawmaker says he could back a trillion dollar bill, but not the two trillion proposal from Democrats. Plus, McLean County's sheriff recounts his three decade career. Jon Sandage says he won't run for a third term. And if you thought tales of Dickensian privation were just from big cities of the Victorian era, listen to the next episode of McHistory. The McLean County Poor farm was a horror show.

Agriculture is big business in McLean County. But it wasn't always that way. And those new to the area probably don't know how the county got where it is. As part of our ongoing Welcome Home series, WGLT dives into the history of agriculture in McLean County.

YouthBuild McLean County — a school serving low-income youth and adolescents — is getting $180,000 through the Lowe’s Homegrants program to transform two acres of its “backyard” into a sanctuary for staff and students, complete with recreational space, garden plots and a goose habitat.

McLean County's legal community and housing advocates have a new plan to avoid—or at least minimize—a spike in evictions once the statewide moratorium is lifted in August.

The Salvation Army relies on the fund drive to support services throughout the year, that includes its shelter, food pantry and emergency financial services.

A new report makes the case that manufacturing is still a vital cog in Illinois’ economic engine—especially downstate.The new analysis shows Illinois…

Rivian employment is now about 1,900. It's heading for 2,500 by year and 3,000 to 4,000 by the end of next year. Heartland Community College's two soccer teams went to nationals for the first time, but it wasn't easy when several got sick. Yet they persevered. Heartland also set a new grade point average record among its student athletes. McLean County Jail inmates connect with their children by reading and recording books on CD. A northern Illinois woman tells you her experience of a chemical plant fire and dark plumes of smoke that made her sick and dizzy.

Officials from 25 counties seek public’s cooperation ahead of 2024 races