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A New York company, EDP Renewables, has requested a permit to build a five-megawatt solar farm east of Bloomington, while Denver-based ASD McLean IL Solar III wants to build a two-megawatt solar farm south of the city.

The county will take proposals that award a maximum of $50,000 to each fire protection district.

When the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority Board meets on Dec. 17 to approve the annual property tax levy, the amount of money it wants to raise will apply to property tax rates in Bloomington-Normal alone, not the entirety of McLean County.

District 87 Superintendent Barry Reilly says he's pleased with the response to vaccinations. Reilly says 93% of District 87 teachers are now vaccinated. Plus, supply chain problems are slowing the pace of new home construction in central Illinois. After a big broil, the McLean County Board stays with 10 board districts and two members per district ... the hard part of the re-map comes next. And Illinois State University will announce its 20th president on Friday, though not too many people have been introduced so far.

A request for $100,000 in stopgap funding for YWCA McLean County's Stepping Stones has proved contentious, with multiple County Board meetings mired by discussing proper protocol and procedure. Despite this, two boards approved the proposal and the full County Board is set to vote on it Thursday.

Wind Farm rules gusted back into the McLean County Board room yesterday.The county has strengthened environmental protections before allowing new wind…

There’s significant interest in filling the county board seat vacated by former board chair Catherine Metsker. Five people have filed applications.

The McLean County Board voted 16-1 on Friday to appoint Jay "Ryan" Lawler Jr. to the vacant District 4 board seat. He will serve the remaining three months of Matt Coates' term.

The McLean County Board’s executive committee unanimously approved a resolution Monday to place a referendum on the November ballot to eliminate the elected office overseeing county finances and bookkeeping, sending the issue to the full board on Thursday.

An intergovernmental agreement, approved this week by the McLean County Board's Justice Committee, is modeled after a similar expansion to Logan County.