Olympia School District

The McLean County treasurer’s office plans to mail updated tax bills next week to property owners in two school districts where tax rates were incorrectly calculated.

The Olympia School District wants McLean County to correct an error that could cost the district $1.5 million in tax revenue this year.

Thursday is World Happiness Day. WGLT has been traveling around McLean County to ask people what makes them happy.

Schools could use the extra cash to fund mental health resources, upgrade and maintain facilities or lessen community property taxes.

A volunteer-driven organization that tries to remove barriers to child learning in McLean County is taking a big step, hiring its first full-time, salaried executive director.

A vast majority of school districts in McLean County have formally endorsed asking voters for a countywide sales tax to support schools.

Voters chose to approve two tax referendums in the Olympia school district Tuesday that will help fund renovations of its aging high school swimming pool and cut into the district’s education fund deficit.

In an epic battle of the griddle-iron, the Olympia High School FFA team emerged as state champions in a hotly-contested, multi-team elimination tournament to determine which Illinois High School Association [IHSA] school fries up the best game-night grilled pork chop sandwiches in the state.

A referendum next March will determine whether the Olympia school district will have enough money to renovate the high school swimming pool.

Olympia middle school and high school students have returned to the classroom, weeks after their school in western McLean County was heavily damaged by fire.