McLean County

Jen Woodrum presented on self-regulation at a behavioral health forum Thursday at the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University.

McLean County government has offered an olive branch in its response to notice of default from the City of Bloomington and Town of Normal in a protracted dispute over shared sales tax money.

McLean County reached a 51% recycling rate in 2024, making it the first time half the amount of waste generated was recycled.

The McLean County Emergency Management Agency [EMA] said the chance of field fires is reduced as most farm fields have been harvested and some are tilled.

McLean County Auditor Michelle Anderson is again facing criticism, this time for a late county audit that other county officials say is causing problems.

Another approved use of money is to replace an aging electronic record management system that integrates information for the courts, law enforcement, and other McLean County stakeholders. There has been a lot of unhappiness about that project too.

Bloomington and Normal have both returned to their former policies concerning recreational fires.

The dispute over shared sales tax money for mental health and public safety has escalated again. Normal and Bloomington have formally accused the county of defaulting on the decade-old intergovernmental agreement on use of the shared revenue.

Emergency managers in McLean County have implemented a county-wide ban on open burning until Friday, Sept. 26 because of an increased fire risk.

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