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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.

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.

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…

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.

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…

Former McLean County Democratic Party Chair Erik Rankin has dropped out of the race for McLean County circuit clerk.Rankin confirmed via email to WGLT he…

McLean County's Board of Health is studying how the county health department will have to respond when businesses start to reopen during the pandemic.The…

McLean County government is in the early stages of talks to move more Bloomington city offices into the county government complex.County Administrator…