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Applicant OneEarth Energy is seeking a special-use permit to build three sequestration wells in McLean County. The wells would be used to confine carbon underground after it is captured at OneEarth’s ethanol production plant in Gibson City.

Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady said the decision by the county board executive committee against approving a hiatus on sales tax sharing drives home the seriousness of the matter.

The Unit 5 and District 87 school boards and several other districts in McLean County have voted to put a sales tax referendum on the April 1 ballot. The proposed 1% sales tax would raise money for school facilities, school resource officers, and mental health programming.

CO2 pipeline developers with Omaha-based Navigator are talking with landowners in southwestern McLean County about setting up injection wells, part of a pipeline project that would carry liquefied carbon dioxide from Iowa and other Midwestern states to central Illinois.

Matt Lane, 50, was elected sheriff in 2022 after running uncontested on the Republican ticket. He has worked at the McLean County Sheriff's Office for 28 years. His term expires in December 2026.

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A new state law that took effect in July has the potential to make life more difficult for County Boards across the state.McLean County Civil Assistant…

With law enforcement and civil rights groups at odds over qualified immunity protections in Illinois, the McLean County Board Justice Committee on Tuesday…

The McLean County Health Department is getting closer to its target of having enough contact tracers available to deal with the rise in novel coronavirus…

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, May 5. A judge decided Wednesday to strike down a ruling from the McLean County Electoral Board and remove 5 Republican County Board Candidates from the June primary ballot. Plus, Colene Hoose Elementary School broke ground Wednesday morning on the new “world class” playground designed by Danish architect. The new playground will teach kids to care about the environment in the long-term.