McLean County News Briefs

McLean County News Briefs

McLean County Longtime assistant named interim health department director Cathy Coverston Anderson, a veteran employee of the McLean County Health Department, will oversee the agency…

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    McLean County News Briefs

    McLean County Advocate BroMenn launching newborn red hat campaign In an effort to raise awareness of American Heart Month, the Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal is distributing…

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    McLean County News Briefs

    McLean County Martin Luther King Jr. award winners announced   The human relations commissions serving Bloomington and Normal have named the winners of the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King…

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    McLean County News Briefs

    McLean County It’s official: Rivian purchases shuttered Mitsubishi site   As expected, Detroit-based automaker Rivian Automotive has purchased the dormant Mitsubishi plant in Normal….

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    McLean County News Briefs

    McLean County Whooping cough cases reported across McLean County   Six confirmed cases of the whooping cough have been reported across McLean County, local health department officials…

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    McLean County News Briefs

    McLean County Despite job losses, county’s unemployment rate drops   The Bloomington-Normal job market shed 1,100 jobs in 2016, but the unemployment rate also followed a declining…

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    McLean County News Briefs

    McLean County Coroner: Suicides increased across county in 2016  Twenty-five confirmed suicides occurred in Bloomington, Normal and other communities across McLean County in 2016,…

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    McLean County News Briefs

    McLean County Commissions name MLK Awards nominees   After combing through submissions, the Bloomington and Normal Human Relations commissions have announced nominees for the 2017…