McLean, Illinois

About McLean

Set in the central part of Illinois, McLean is a tiny community with an estimated population of 736.

McLean holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.18 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 624 residents per square mile.

📰 McLean News Today

• Illinois Wesleyan expands two programs encouraging McLean County high schoolers to stay for college WGLT · Oct 8
• Illinois Wesleyan expands direct admission, boosts McLean County aid The Pantagraph · Oct 8
• McLean County solar farm now operational Chronicle Media · Oct 6
• Illinois moving to appeal federal denial of storm aid CIProud.com · Oct 9
• First-ever Community Solar Farm in Illinois operating in McLean County WEEK | 25 News Now · Oct 1

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📰 Local News

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What Makes McLean Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named McLean — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in McLean

• Dixie Family Restaurant — burger
• The Velvet Cup Coffee Co. (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in McLean

• Thaddeus Stubblefield Grove Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

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