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Major projects include creating a universal screening tool for mental health in schools across districts, introducing an additional youth psychiatrist in the community, and starting at-home care visits.

Next month, the Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield for its annual fall veto session in which it considers whether to override the governor's…

On today's episode, host Sarah Nardi talks to Normal Town Council member Kevin McCarthy about plans for Uptown Normal's Trail East and Trail West sites. Plus, Eric Stock talks to the McLean County sheriff about hiring and retention among his deputies. And Lyndsay Jones reports on how wastewater monitoring could aid COVID-19 response.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, June 24. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources "rebranded" the invasive Asian carp. Will it lead to more people eating the fish? Plus, a recovery project coordinator with Illinois Recovery Corps put out a survey of to gauge McLean County's interest in creating a recovery community center for those struggling with poor mental health and/or substance abuse.

On today's episode, parents sue DFCS and a doctor after the state took her three children over unfounded allegations, Bloomington-Normal educators respond to high absenteeism noted in the latest Illinois school report card, lawmakers and prosecutors in McLean County back a proposal to go after sellers of fentanyl, plus meet the King of Swedes who once ran the city of Bloomington.

Stepping Stones rape crisis center at YWCA McLean County will face a $335,000 gap in its budget for the next fiscal year. Nonprofit leaders say they'll start the new fiscal year with about half of the staff they had in the previous year.

Some parts of McLean County saw a staggering 10 inches of rain in a 72-hour period from Thursday to Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

McLean County Democrats went for former Vice President Joe Biden in Tuesday’s primary election, as the coronavirus depressed turnout and support for Sen.…

A survey of attitudes toward police in the city of Bloomington came back with a lot of skewed data, but the comments were worth reading. Not In Our Town Co-Chair Mike Matejka unpacks the useful parts of the survey. Plus, County Administrator Camille Rodriguez shares perspectives on her time in McLean County as she prepares to leave for Colorado. Governor JB Pritzker talks about energy policy and compromise. Everyone gets a little something in a proposed energy bill; environmentalists, nuclear utilities and even coal burning plants. And hear from a Bluegrass Band doing more than the old Bill Monroe stuff in central Illinois.

A 71-year-old woman from Washington has died after her car drove into Evergreen Lake late Friday night. In a statement, McLean County coronor Kathy Davis…