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WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. You'll hear the latest from the McLean County Board, including movement on the new budget and district maps. Plus, an interview with an ISU professor about her new delicious book.

Two McLean County Board members who helped select the 24 community members to lead the county's redistricting efforts say the advisory panels show political balance and gender and ethnic diversity.

It didn’t take long for the McLean County Board to resolve one of the most talked about issues of the fall campaign.Moments after the panel swore in…

McLean County government will soon hold its first in-person meetings in more than a year as the county begins its once-a-decade remapping of County Board…

Human service agencies like Marcfirst are having to find new ways to help clients find jobs as employers change what workers they need after the pandemic. Marcfirst CEO Brian Wipperman says he thinks it will be neutral once all is said and done. Two McLean County Board members detail how they came up with 24 volunteers to help the county create new district maps. Sales tax revenue in Normal has returned to prepandemic levels as City Manager Pam Reece explains. Plus, Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason discusses ramped up road work plans for the summer.

McLean County Board members had braced for a second long discussion over funding for a mental health coordinator and its duties, but the issue passed…

Camille Rodriguez is set to become McLean County’s first woman to serve as its top administrator.The County Board voted 15-0 on Tuesday to tab the current…

Beverly Bell will serve the remaining nine months of a term on the McLean County Board in District 6, an area that includes much of Uptown Normal and Illinois State University.

The Zoning Board of Appeals has given its OK to a wind farm in northeastern McLean County.Building and Zoning Director Phil Dick said the board tried to…

McLean County swore in three new County Board members and reelected John McIntyre as chairman during a special meeting on Monday.The meeting, held…