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Illinois State Police said they responded Saturday to a report of shots fired on Interstate 55 in Lexington. Police reportedly engaged in gunfire with a subject, fatally wounding them. No one else was injured.
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The Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau received $180,400 from an additional $3.3 million in grants awarded for Route 66 projects throughout the state, ahead of the Mother Road's centennial anniversary in 2026.
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Illinois State Board of Education released a report Friday detailing where counties fall in meeting state requirements for youth mental health screening in schools. McLean County seems to be doing well.
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Lexington sculptor talks community-supported art, a scrap metal elephant — and running for presidentWe caught up with Kasey Wells, a Lexington scrap metal artist who campaigned for president in 2020 toting a large scrap metal elephant sculpture around the U.S.
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A cow barn at Illinois State University's farm in Lexington was damaged in an overnight fire, authorities said.
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Voters in Lexington approved by a nearly 3-to-2 margin a sales tax increase to help offset rising utility costs.
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The city of Lexington is asking voters to increase its sales taxes by a half-cent on Nov. 8. Mayor Spencer Johansen says the city faces rising costs due to inflation. For example, he says the power bill for the city water plant this year is 55% higher than what the city paid all last year.
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With steady new construction, the opening of trendy businesses and even a slight population increase, Lexington in northern McLean County has found itself in a bit of a renaissance.
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Three rural school districts in McLean County will take part in a pilot program to offer behavioral counseling through Carle BroMenn Medical Center.
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Illinois cities and towns of fewer than 50,000 residents are still waiting on the last round of COVID relief funding.