Elizabeth Johnston

McLean County's main governing body had historically been led by Republicans. That is, until 2024, when Democrats won a majority of seats on the 20-member board. Democrats hold 12 seats, all in Bloomington-Normal.

McLean County Board chair Elizabeth Johnston talks about collaboration and transparency as the board salutes outgoing Sheriff Matt Lane and deals with county clerk budget overages.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said Wednesday he is working with the Trump administration to secure federal aid for McLean County and surrounding counties damaged by storms in August.

McLean County government is getting into the heart of its budget season. The proposed $150 million spending plan would be up 4.1% from the current fiscal year — an increase of $5.9 million.

The county Republican party says Michelle Anderson is responsible for a host of delayed payments and grants and the annual 2024 audit which was held up for nine months.

In all, 655 phone calls came into Bloomington and Normal emergency call centers during recent thunderstorms and high winds. That volume overloaded dispatchers at certain points, but the system functioned as designed.

A clean audit of the McLean County Mental Health and Public Safety Fund won't wipe away all the disagreements over how the county spends sales tax money shared by Bloomington and Normal.

After a pause, wind farm development could take a step forward in McLean County, according to County Board Chair Elizabeth Johnston. A battery energy storage system attached to a wind farm is moving ahead in McLean County.

The chair of the McLean County Board said she is not yet satisfied with the solution of a loan to the village of Hudson to make up for an error in tax collection.

Heartland Community College and Connect Transit have partnered on a new bus line that will stop along the I-55 corridor from Normal to Pontiac. The line will be free for Heartland students.