Category Archives: News
Public Health Officials Announce 3 New Cases of COVID-19 in McLean County
The McLean County Health Department on reported on Friday, March 20, 2020 3 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in McLean County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4. Communicable Disease Su...
Mar 21, 2020
JOINT STATEMENT REGARDING EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION BY McLEAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
As news and information is shared regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), McLean County Government is working to protect and promote the health of our employees and the public. Actions taken today...
Mar 20, 2020
Pritzker Announces Statewide Stay At Home Order; List of Essential Businesses
Following the advice of leading public health experts around the globe, Governor JB Pritzker announced today has signed a statewide stay at home order, aiming to keep new cases of COVID-19 from rapidl...
Mar 20, 2020
McLean County Announces Temporary Supportive Mental Health Services to Help First Responders and COVID-19 Frontline Medical Workers, Effective Monday, March 23rd,
The McLean County Triage Center (Triage Center) is attempting to make sure those working countless hours as first responders, emergency room doctors and nurses, and other frontline workers addressing ...
Mar 20, 2020
Rivian to Shutdown Temporarily, All Workers to be Paid Through Duration
Rivian said Friday it was temporarily said Friday it was temporarily shutting down all its facilities, including its manufacturing plant in Normal. Rivian has 307 employees in Normal. All employees - ...
Mar 20, 2020 Photo courtesy to Rivian website
Gov. Pritzker: Illinois to Shelter in Place Beginning Saturday
In an effort to curb the COVID-19 outbreak, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to order all Illinois residents to "shelter in place" beginning Saturday, the Chicago Tribune reports. Like other stat...
Mar 20, 2020
Some Illinois Cities Prepare for COVID-19 Lockdown
As the number of those infected with COVID-19 climbed to nearly 14,000 nationwide on Thursday, some cities have issued shelter-in-place orders, including here in Illinois. Starting Friday, March 20, t...
Mar 19, 2020
Illinois COVID-19 by the Numbers Thursday, March 19, 2020
Officials announced there are a total of 422 cases of COVID-19 in Illinois as of Thursday, March 19. This is an increase of 134 cases since Wednesday, March 18, including one in McLean County--a man i...
Mar 19, 2020
Temporary Shutdown At Bridgestone In Normal
Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) has announced a temporary phased shutdown of its manufacturing facilities in North America and Latin America. The temporary shutdown will begin the weekend of March ...
Mar 19, 2020
First COVID-19 Cases identified in McLean County
The McLean County Health Department on Thursday, March 19 confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the county. According to the McLean County Health Department the individual is a m...
Mar 19, 2020
