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McLean County’s Behavioral Health Coordinating Council [BHCC] — which advises the County Board on behavioral health needs and the spending of dollars reserved for mental health and public safety — has been going through a “reset” to provide a group structure and formal bylaws.

County board chair Catherine Metsker announced her plans for restructuring in March, when the BHCC met last, adding the group would not meet until significant work had been done. Since the advisory group meets quarterly, Metsker said her personal goal was to have that work completed ahead of the next meeting, which would have been on Friday — but that’s not how it played out.
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On today's episode, McLean County government makes changes to how to allocates mental health resources, Heartland Community College builds a wish list for new buildings, plus Normal's Leah Marlene finds her own voice two years after American Idol. 
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Lawmakers wrapped up their legislative session last month once again without passing Karina’s Bill, or even calling it for a full vote on the Senate floor. The measure would have required judges to order the confiscation of guns from people who have emergency restraining orders against them.
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A trio of Bloomington-Normal service providers is collaborating to increase youth access to health and wellness opportunities.

Chestnut Health Systems in Bloomington, Lifelong Access in Normal and the Regional Office of Education [ROE] plan to open a space in downtown Bloomington by 2026 that will offer services like dental hygiene, food support and counseling — all primarily for youth.
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Barb and Bob Hathway aren’t complainers. They’re doers.

Social justice has been a running theme in the couple’s life, evident in decades of community service pointed toward education, civil rights and care for the less fortunate.

The Hathways’ contributions to the community will be enshrined at the McLean County Museum of History gala on June 18 when they and four others are officially inducted as McLean County History Makers.
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On today's episode, Bloomington-Normal nonprofits announce a one-stop shop in downtown Bloomington to help young people in need of care, victim advocates fail to get a gun safety measure passed in Illinois, plus McLean County History Makers Bob and Barb Hathway explain how they got involved in education and advocacy.
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