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As drivers prepare for a cruise down Route 66 during next year's centennial, a trail extension in southern McLean County will get bicyclists one step closer to a continuous safe path between Bloomington and St. Louis just beside the Mother Road.

McLean County Animal Services unveiled its new 11,000-square-foot facility in Shirley on Friday. The new $7 million space includes a new Meet & Greet room and other amenities.

County Board Chair Catherine Metsker said she thinks the county's behavioral health advisory group lacks structure, and she’s tackling the issue head-on. Her self-identified “ambitious goal” is to formalize policies and procedures for the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council — for the first time in its history — and she wants to get it done in under six months.

A plan to expand the property-tax base for the Central Illinois Regional Airport – from Bloomington and Normal city limits to the entire county – has resurfaced in a new bill in Springfield. It’s drawing early opposition from the head of a group of small-town McLean County mayors.

McLean County’s leading business group says it will help educate its members about the Unit 5 tax referendum but won’t be taking a position for or against it.

McLean County’s top Republican said her party is ready to fight off Democratic challenges on several new fronts during the 2020 election.Ten Democratic…

On today's episode, developers want to run a carbon dioxide pipeline through central Illinois, three candidates are running for Heartland Community College board, plus a snapshot of early voting in McLean County and a full breakdown of the courtroom testimony that pulled back the curtain on how Illinois’ former House Speaker operated in Springfield.

Democrat Buck Farley is making his first bid for political office, looking to represent northeast Normal on the McLean County Board. He's running against Republican incumbent Randy Knapp for a seat representing District 5.

The board announced the hearing would be postponed to Oct. 24, reasoning a delay to find a larger venue would be the best answer given the apparent desire of many members of the public to attend.

UPDATED 8:10 p.m. | McLean County Health Department administrator Jessica McKnight told the County Board of Health on Thursday the county will keep its…