McLean NewsLocal news for McLean, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Travelers get their kicks on Route 66- February 23, 2008 "When my kids were little, we used to take a vacation on Route 66 every few years. That was just what people did. You didn't fly in the planes as much, you went to see the sights in America" Issue date: 22208 Section: Features Media Credit: Jim Moldenhauer Route 66 museums are popular in Illinois towns including Pontiac, Springfield and Chicago. via The Daily Videttehttp://www.topix.net/city/mclean-il/2008/02/travelers-get-their-kicks-on-route-66?fromrss=... Ex-teacher pleads guilty to sexually abusing girls- February 21, 2008 A former central Illinois teacher potentially faces seven decades in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing first- and second-grade girls at two schools where he taught in Normal and Urbana. via Journal Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/mclean-il/2008/02/ex-teacher-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-abusing-g... Video May Show Missing Student- February 19, 2008 Amy Scott and her boyfriend Daniel Querzoli were last seen on Valentine's Day. Scott called a friend over the weekend and her family traced the call to a rest stop in Mclean, Illinois. via Turnto10.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/mclean-il/2008/02/video-may-show-missing-student?fromrss=1 PATH hoping to pilot statewide crisis hotline- February 15, 2008 "I started working on 211 in 1999, so I've prepared my agency." ' PATH, the Bloomington-based crisis information and referral agency, hopes to pilot a program to have a statewide information and referral hotline in Illinois. via The Pantagraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/mclean-il/2008/02/path-hoping-to-pilot-statewide-crisis-hotline?... First three graduates complete McLean Co.'s new drug court- February 12, 2008 By Edith Brady-Lunny eblunnypantagraph.com NEW 12:45 p.m. BLOOMINGTON -- A special graduation ceremony will take place Thursday at the McLean County Law & Justice Center to recognize the first three graduates ... via The Pantagraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/mclean-il/2008/02/first-three-graduates-complete-mclean-co-s-new... PEORIA: AmerenCILCO, Corn Belt restore power- February 10, 2008 Power was restored for nearly 10,000 AmerenCILCO and Corn Belt Energy Corp. customers after an outage occurred Sunday evening. via Journal Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/mclean-il/2008/02/peoria-amerencilco-corn-belt-restore-power?fro... You don't necessarily have to declare a party to vote- February 8, 2008 Primary elections will always attract fewer voters than general elections - in part, because of the reluctance of many people to publicly declare a party preference to get a partisan ballot in Illinois. via The Pantagraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/mclean-il/2008/02/you-dont-necessarily-have-to-declare-a-party-t... Four rural ambulance services get voters' financial support- February 6, 2008 Four rural ambulance services will receive much-needed infusions of cash after tax increases to support the agencies were overwhelmingly approved by referendum voters. via The Pantagraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/mclean-il/2008/02/four-rural-ambulance-services-get-voters-finan... 17,000+ area residents without power during Super Bowl- February 4, 2008 "Crew have been dispatched and hope to have power restored as soon as possible" UPDATED 10:24 p.m. BLOOMINGTON - ' Super Bowl Sunday fell silent for more than 17,000 customers of Corn Belt Energy and Ameren after widespread power outages were reported. via The Pantagraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/mclean-il/2008/02/17-000-area-residents-without-power-during-sup... It's not kid stuff- February 2, 2008 "It was a very impressive group of students. Some even wore a suit and tie." Members of the DeWitt County Restoration Association on Tuesday got a peek at renderings created by Bloomington Vocational School students for the Magill House. via Clinton Daily Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/mclean-il/2008/02/its-not-kid-stuff?fromrss=1 |