Panel: Minority, disabled residents often ‘hidden’
NORMAL — An estimated 20 percent of McLean County residents older than 5 years old have some form of a disability.
The county’s Hispanic population has grown by 129 percent since 1990, while the roots of the county’s black community date back to 1840 — a mere decade after the county was formed.
Those facts and figures were among those revealed Tuesday night at the Normal Public Library’s Community Room during a panel discussion on the sometimes overlooked minority segments of the local population. The program, titled “Hidden McLean County” and presented by the McLean County League of Women Voters, aimed to shed light on the concerns and issues facing the black, Hispanic and disabled communities and how they can be addressed… For the full article click here.
