LeRoy

What Kyle and Shannon Merkle call Santa’s Village has, in just a few years, become one of LeRoy's most magical holiday traditions.

McLean County prosecutors charged Anthony Seidel, 51, with the felony stemming from a crash that killed Brooke E. Powell, 37, of LeRoy.

The LeRoy school district now has up-to-date 3D school maps, allowing first responders to more quickly respond to emergencies. Other countywide schools are showing interest.

Linda C. Haddad died by suicide Feb. 2, 1982, and authorities were not able to identify her using forensics of the time. The McLean County Sheriff's Office partnered with a nonprofit who uses DNA and genealogy to help identify victims.

Police departments in McLean County that use automatic license plate reading cameras [ALPRs] say none of their data has been shared with federal immigration officers. This comes after Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said camera company Flock shared data with those federal agencies.

High school students from LeRoy learned how to stay safe when they see farm equipment on the road this fall.

LeRoy's T-ball Spectacular was the biggest and last event of the 2025 season. The event drew a large crowd to the town of around 3,500 southeast of Bloomington-Normal.

Public school educators got some of what they wanted in the new state budget, but McLean County superintendents say there are still some issues left unresolved — such as transportation costs.

Using lead-based paint has been outlawed for decades, but many homes in the state — and in McLean County — were built prior to that, contributing to Illinois being a leading state in lead exposure nationwide.

Brooke E. Powell, 37, of LeRoy was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene of the accident near LeRoy.