Startup grants are reaching their term limit for Central Illinois Bridge Academy, but Director Trish Malott said the school is financially stable. They even want to expand for next year by getting an additional teacher.

The District 87 school board unanimously approved the $4.5 million purchase of a building at 2309 E. Oakland Ave from State Farm. The district plans to use the new space to expand its capacity for early education.

Bloomington-Normal’s strong economic growth last year likely will help Unit 5 use less borrowed money to balance its budget, when the fiscal year ends in June.

District 87 is launching a new curriculum for middle and high schoolers enrolled as English language learners — part of an effort to better serve the growing demographic group.

For 30 years YouthBuild McLean County has had a subtle influence on the area — often without recognition.

Sticker prices for some programs at Illinois State University will increase in the next academic year in a change meant to offset the increased cost of delivering those programs to students.

Amid a national movement to update instruction to match what science says about learning to read, Illinois adopts a blueprint to improve reading.

McLean County's largest school district is home to more than half of Illinois K-12 schools awarded the Energy Star rating in 2023.

The McLean County Board of Review has reduced the assessed value of Eastland Mall by a couple million dollars — from $8.7 million to $6.7 million. The assessed value is one third of the estimated market value of a property and is used to compute property taxes owed to governmental bodies such as municipalities, townships, and school districts.

With this levy, Unit 5 property owners should see the tax rate decrease about 22 cents, to about $5.30 per $100 of equalized assessed valuation [EAV].