McLean County is awarding more than $1.7 million in mental health and public safety funding to nearly a dozen local organizations, following a revamping of the application and selection process. Awards range from $30,000 to $650,000, and will go to groups such as Home Sweet Home Missions, Lifelong Access, and The Baby Fold.

McLean County is awarding more than $1.7 million in mental health and public safety funding to nearly a dozen local organizations, following a revamping of the application and selection process.&nbsp;Awards range from $30,000 to $650,000, and will go to groups such as Home Sweet Home Missions, Lifelong Access, and The Baby Fold.

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McLean County Board awards more than $1.7 million in health and public safety funding

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As Stan Gozur takes his seat as president of the Unit 5 school board, he said he is pleased with the direction the school district is headed after the enrollment study saga. Gozur previously served as the board vice president. In his new role, his top priorities include incorporating more stakeholder opinions and organizing finances.

As Stan Gozur takes his seat as president of the Unit 5 school board, he said he is pleased with the direction the school district is headed after the enrollment study saga.&nbsp;Gozur previously served as the board vice president. In his new role, his top priorities include incorporating more stakeholder opinions and organizing finances.

Stan Gozur takes over as president of Unit 5 school board, is pleased with district's direction

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A lunch-and-learn hosted by Bloomington-Normal's LGBTQ+ advocacy organization hopes to give community members tools to discuss suicide. Prairie Pride Coalition is hosting the event, which features a new queer-focused curriculum from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

A lunch-and-learn hosted by Bloomington-Normal's LGBTQ+ advocacy organization hopes to give community members tools to discuss suicide.&nbsp;Prairie Pride Coalition is hosting the event, which features a new queer-focused curriculum from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Prairie Pride Coalition collaboration provides tools to ask LGBTQ+ folks if they are OK

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Six tornadoes struck McLean County on Friday night, according to the National Weather Service — three of them in Bloomington and Normal. All of the twisters that went through McLean County were relatively mild EF1 tornadoes or less, though two of them packed a punch of 110 mph winds. The others had peak winds of 90-100 mph, the NWS said in a news release.

Six tornadoes struck McLean County on Friday night, according to the National Weather Service &mdash; three of them in Bloomington and Normal.&nbsp;All of the twisters that went through McLean County were relatively mild EF1 tornadoes or less, though two of them packed a punch of 110 mph winds. The others had peak winds of 90-100 mph, the NWS said in a news release.

National Weather Service confirms 6 tornadoes struck Friday night in McLean County

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McLean County Board awards more than $1.7 million in health and public safety funding

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