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Connect Transit's door-to-door weekday van service operates in rural McLean County, filling a service gap following the county's decision to pull out of an intergovernmental agreement with Show Bus. It launches Tuesday.
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A proposed solar farm in McLean County would be the largest in the county at 300 megawatts of power. Deriva Energy, based out of North Carolina, would develop the Dawson Solar project located nine miles southeast of Bloomington-Normal.
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A program that was supposed to expand digital literacy in McLean County has fallen victim to the Trump administration's budget ax. It's possible one word killed the project.
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Home Sweet Home Ministries will present a grant proposal Monday that, if approved, would cover almost half the money needed to build a proposed shelter village for the unhoused in Bloomington called The Bridge.
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Mental health workers talk to WGLT about the upcoming Mental Health First Aid course for adults, meant to educate on how to approach someone who is struggling with a mental health crisis.
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McLean County Parks and Recreation staff has been trying to keep Canada Geese away from the beach at Comlara Park, to no avail.
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The Lexington school district honored graduating seniors, unveiled its new STEAM addition, and dedicated a time capsule that'll be opened 25 years from now.
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Kameron Major, 28, reached a plea agreement on charges tied to a September 2023 crash in the 1800 block of Springfield Road in Bloomington, according to McLean County court records.
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The Department of Justice released guidance that state and local governments must create fully accessible websites and social media presences to avoid lawsuits related to the American with Disabilities Act.
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This month voters in Prairie Central approved a referendum allowing the school district to borrow $38 million for necessary facility upgrades, including a new centralized elementary school in Fairbury. That means the current Prairie Central Primary West elementary school in Chenoa will close, as well as two others in Chatsworth and Fairbury.