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McLean County news briefs

— September 18, 2019

BLOOMINGTON State Farm gets offer for former headquarters building A potential buyer has expressed interest in the former State Farm Headquarters building in Bloomington, according…

A brand new look for resale store now called Looking 4 Treasures
— September 9, 2019

Visitors to downtown Chillicothe likely have noticed a colorful treasure chest standing where a longtime thrift store used to be. It’s still the same shop, but Childers Sales…
Labyrinth program helps women rebound after prison
— September 2, 2019

Nicole Williamson shudders to think where she would be without the YWCA McLean County’s Labyrinth program. “I don’t know where I’d be at all,” Williamson pondered a recent…
McLean County news briefs
— August 28, 2019

BLOOMINGTON LINK program tied to Farmers’ Market Week On Saturday, Aug. 10, the Downtown Bloomington Farmers’ Market celebrated National Farmers’ Market Week with a special Link…
McLean County news briefs
— August 21, 2019

BLOOMINGTON Registration open for Labor Day Parade Registration for Bloomington’s Labor Day Parade is available at www.bntrades.org. The annual parade is Monday, Sept. 2, 10…

McLean County news briefs
— September 4, 2019

BLOOMINGTON City names new police chief City Manager Tim Gleason announced Dan Donath as his selection for Bloomington’s next Police Chief on Aug. 28. Dan Donath began his career…
Child Protection Network serves youth in McLean, surrounding counties
— August 29, 2019

It’s an uncomfortable, jarring topic that all too often runs the risk of being swept under the figurative rug and not discussed. But the newest leader of a nearly 30-year-old tri-county…
Illinois State University sets record for donor dollars
— August 23, 2019

Illinois State University ended its recent fiscal year with a record amount of donor dollars. The milestone comes at a time when state financial resources are pinched. In its…