Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe met with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Tuesday to discuss several projects the city will likely require some federal funding to complete.
The new council members are Jenna Kearns, Ward 1; John Wyatt Dannenberger, Ward 4; Cody Hendricks, Ward 6; and Kent Lee, Ward 8. Ward 2 incumbent Donna Boelen also was sworn in following her reelection.
McLean County is one of five Illinois counties chosen to take part in Broadband Breakthrough, an effort to improve internet access in rural areas in the county.
McLean County government is looking at a budget increase of about 25% next year as the county uses federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds, and additional revenue from retail and cannabis sales and other sources to fuel more pandemic relief and a major boost in highway work.
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