Lifelong Access

The Bloomington City Council on Monday approved an agreement with Carle Health and Deneen Brothers Farms that paves the way for the regional medical campus on 35 acres within the Empire Business Park.

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

Connect Go, the new on-demand public transportation service in McLean County, is looking to expand service to meet what managers see as growing demand.

The Bloomington Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended designating the former Pantagraph building at 301 W. Washington St. as a historical landmark.

Karl Kopp will be the nonprofit's new chief executive at a critical moment in the agency's 70-year history.

Several service providers in Bloomington-Normal say proposed Medicaid cuts threaten health care locally. The U.S. House recently passed a measure that would slice $880 billion over the next decade.

The event featured many volunteers and more than a dozen community organizations offering information and resources for people with autism.

A $21.7 million state grant is helping area organizations fulfill a promise to get wraparound services for youth in McLean County.

Nonprofit partners, including Chestnut Health Systems and the Regional Office of Education, will work with Lifelong Access to provide wrap-around support for youth and teens.

A brief statement from the nonprofit's board of directors did not indicate why former CEO Brian Wipperman was replaced earlier this week.