McLean County Board

McLean County’s Mental Health and Public Safety Fund Advisory Council is recommending around $1 million from the $1.5 million 2025 budget to go toward a non-congregate project for the unhoused population.

The board appointed Andy Ziebarth to replace Catherine Metsker, who resigned from her position in December.

There’s significant interest in filling the county board seat vacated by former board chair Catherine Metsker. Five people have filed applications.

The McLean County Board approved a $3.2 million contract to renovate the 50-year-old nursing home, and address alternative energy projects and other matters.

When the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority Board meets on Dec. 17 to approve the annual property tax levy, the amount of money it wants to raise will apply to property tax rates in Bloomington-Normal alone, not the entirety of McLean County.

After a decade of representing northern McLean County, Republican county board member Catherine Metsker resigned on Wednesday with little explanation.

Democrats formally took majority control over the McLean County Board for the first time Monday, with new members being sworn in and new leadership chosen following November's election.

Trevor Sierra, who until recently was the lead civil attorney in the McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office, alleges County Administrator Cassy Taylor used her role to fundraise on behalf of a ballot initiative to eliminate the county’s elected auditor position.

The McLean County Board will change to a Democratic majority next month. That hasn’t happened before. Democrats and Republicans are forecasting nuanced changes in how the railroad runs.

The McLean County Board saw opposition from Republican members to both the proposed budget and the property tax levy.