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McLean County News Briefs

— October 31, 2018

McLean County Jobless rates dips slightly across county Joblessness across Bloomington, Normal and other areas of McLean County stood at 3.5 percent at the end of September, according…

McLean County Calendar of Events Oct. 31 – Nov. 5
— October 30, 2018

NOV. 2 Autumn Art Walk Fri. 4-9 p.m. Downtown Bloomington Free Artists will show art work at galleries and studios on Grove, Center, Monroe and Main streets. For more information,…
Civility Is for Suckers
— October 24, 2018

It’s doubtful that a former American presidential candidate has ever formally endorsed incivility before, but Hillary Clinton is ever full of surprises. In an interview on CNN,…
Winning at Gutterball
— October 24, 2018

It’s Major League Baseball playoff season, as well as the run-up to the elections. Oh, the games people play. Way back when, in the early 20th century, New York Giants manager…
‘Time to tell truth’: Crazy Horse ancestors clear up history in new book
— October 23, 2018

His name was Tashunke Witko, known to some as War Eagle, and to many as Crazy Horse, the Lakota Warrior. Now, after 141 years after his death, the family has broken its silence and…

R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Eureka grain co-op, corn growers rally and more
— October 25, 2018

This week we have an update on repairs to a Eureka grain cooperative badly damaged by an explosion in August, along with a winter weather outlook and more useful news for Illinois farmers…
State jobs act pushing wind, solar leads to boom in green energy
— October 24, 2018

It has been touted as one of the most significant pieces of energy legislation ever to pass the Illinois General Assembly. The state’s Future Energy Jobs Act, or Senate Bill 2814,…
McLean County News Briefs
— October 24, 2018

McLean County County clerk candidate cleared of wrongdoing in ethics probe Nikita Richards, the Democratic candidate for McLean County clerk, has been cleared on allegations…