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Previously, the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council [BHCC] — an ad hoc committee composed largely of mental health experts in the area — made spending proposals. The McLean County Board's Executive Committee approved an ordinance Monday to make the group an independent body, stripping members of that authority.
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The McLean County Board's Land Use and Development Committee has approved a zoning ordinance amendment that would regulate the placement of CO2 sequestration wells 1,500 feet away from occupied homes, livestock shelters, school or community buildings and commercial/manufacturing buildings.
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CO2 pipeline developers with Omaha-based Navigator are talking with landowners in southwestern McLean County about setting up injection wells, part of a pipeline project that would carry liquefied carbon dioxide from Iowa and other Midwestern states to central Illinois.
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A picture may be worth a thousand words, but when the picture comes from a different culture or time, it's tough to figure out exactly what those words might be. Illinois State University scholar Lea Cline deals with that challenge every day.
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The four candidates running to represent the west side of Bloomington on the McLean County Board have different philosophical approaches and different ways to approach the same issues.
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A McLean County Board member has announced she will not seek re-election. Shayna Watchinski has served on the board since 2018. The District 8 representative says it's time for her to "pursue new paths."
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The McLean County Board has approved keeping the property tax rate the same, as part of next year’s $104.5 million budget.Board member Chuck Erickson…
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McLean County Board Chairman John McIntyre held on in a close battle for re-election while Republicans maintained slim leads in several close races in…
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One of McLean County’s longest-serving elected officials is seeking a return to public office for one of the shortest stints possible.Former McLean County…
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Participants in Thursday night’s virtual Bloomington-Normal NAACP candidate forum were unified in denouncing white supremacy. But the language candidates…