McLean County

A Bloomington company wants to get into the municipal waste business, a sector that's been dominated largely by one company in the Twin Cities.

Two more people have died and more than 1,400 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in McLean County since Dec. 30, according to a Monday update from the McLean County Health Department.

A mental health provider wants McLean County to explore using sales tax revenue to pay for more advanced nurse practitioners to address a lack of care for psychiatric patients.

Phone customers in portions of central and northern Illinois will be able to keep their 309 area code when the area gets a second area code, but they will need to use the full 10-digit numbers to make calls.

It's typical for nonprofits to see an uptick in donations around the holidays. But what's less known is just how far some nonprofits can stretch a dollar — meaning that, if a donor can give cash, the donation can go further than products like food or other non-perishables.

The Illinois Department of Transportation said seven road projects in McLean County should be finished by the end of the year. They are part of the $45 billion Rebuild Illinois plan lawmakers approved in 2019.

Nearly a dozen McLean County homeowners have received Small Business Administration loans to help pay for damages to their property caused by heavy flooding in late June.

Water restoration companies are busy again as heavy rains flooded out more basements in McLean County. Some residents are dealing with the same problem all over again.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved a disaster declaration for McLean County.

McLean County residents and business owners whose property was damage or destroyed in last week's flash flooding may be able to apply for relief through the Small Business Administration soon.