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The $675,000 federal grant was withdrawn due to changing priorities for the DOT.

A budget of almost $144.5 million for the 2026 fiscal year was presented to the McLean County Board on Thursday.

Lifelong Access hosted a Golden Hammer event on Tuesday to update the public on the former Pantagraph building the agency is renovating.

A federal ruling restoring AmeriCorps grant funding in states that sued over the Trump administration's dismantling of the program may help keep important legal assistance available in McLean County.

Florida-based Pentus Health is nearly complete with the first stage of a new health clinic in west Normal that will be able to serve nearly all of Rivian's employees.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. You'll hear about more construction at Heartland Community College in Normal. Plus, an interview with Normal's Citizen of the Year.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, August 17. Connect Transit's general manager is calling a $13 million federal grant a game-changer for the mass transit system. Plus, a new agency is aiming to streamline funding for pre-K services in Illinois.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, August 16. Ryan Denham recaps highlights from Illinois State University's board of trustees meeting and Tim Shelly interviews IL-17th Democratic Candidate Eric Sorensen.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, August 15, 2022. A Central Illinois group is educating people on how to help preserve the monarch butterfly population. Plus, a recent graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University plans to spend her time as a Fulbright scholar in Vienna the music of composers who were silenced by the Nazis.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Friday, August 12. The new head of Bloomington's District 87 schools says he's excited for the school year. Plus, in the wake of more race discrimination lawsuits filed against State Farm, a discrimination law expert says retaliation is common in discrimination cases -- and there's a high legal bar to prove someone liable.