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Jeremy DeHaiii (center) was the only Unit 5 School Board member to vote against a universal masking requirement to begin the school year.

Unit 5 To Start School Year With Universal Masking

The Unit 5 School Board voted 6-1 Wednesday evening to require all students, teachers, and other staff to mask in schools at the start of the year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Bella, the missing dog, after she was found Thursday night in McLean. That's about 15 miles southwest of Bloomington-Normal.

A Christmas miracle: The search for Bella the dog ends with a rescue

The frigid four-day search for a lost dog who wandered many miles across McLean County found its happy ending Thursday night – and the dog got a warm bath and some chicken nuggets.

The Illinois State Board of Elections office is pictured in Springfield.

State Board of Elections certifies election results showing decline in turnout

Results certified Monday solidified a nearly 11-point victory in Illinois for Harris

Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said he looks forward to another good year for the city of Bloomington in 2023.

Bloomington mayor says migrant arrivals are an opportunity

The mayor of Bloomington said he's glad the community had the discussion about spending public dollars on services to migrants who might be bused from the border to central Illinois. Mboka Mwilambwe said he's also pleased the McLean County Board rejected the proposed ban on such spending last week.

Maps Show A Dramatic Rise In Health Insurance Coverage Under ACA

The overall increase in the number of Americans with health insurance draws attention to counties where the uninsured rate is still high, many of them in states that chose not to expand Medicaid.

Decatur Men Arrested In West Bloomington Fatal Shooting

Two Decatur men were arrested Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old from Bloomington over a month ago.Anthony Grampsas, 18, and…

Bloomington city manager expects quick council action on housing incentives

Jeff Jurgens, Bloomington's new city manager, expects to move expeditiously to address the Twin City housing shortage. Jurgens said in a Sound Ideas interview there will be a council meeting early next month to talk about barriers to creating new housing and sharing ideas of what the city can do.

Unit 5's Director of Secondary Education, Dan Lamboley, introduces teachers and district graduates involved in a career planning pilot, during the Wednesday, Nov. 10, Unit 5 school board meeting at Normal Community West High School.

Unit 5 proposes $131.7 million tax levy, nearly identical to last year's

The Unit 5 school board on Wednesday night discussed a tentative $131.7 million levy, similar in size to 2020’s levy, as well as how the district projects its tax rate to slightly decrease.

Judge Rejects Attempts To Kill Charges In Coliseum Fraud Case

The lead defendant in the Coliseum fraud case lost two of three rounds in a McLean County courtroom Friday, as a judge rejected attempts to kill the case…

A man standing in a brown leather jacket, the back of which includes logos from New York police and fire department agencies surrounded by an oval that reads 'September 11, 2001 World Trade Center, Fallen Heroes'

'That day changed all of us': 9/11 remembrance held in downtown Bloomington

The American Legion Post 635 Honor Guard in Normal hosted a remembrance for several dozen spectators outside the McLean County Museum of History in downtown Bloomington on Wednesday morning, marking 23 years since the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and rural Pennsylvania.

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