The general election is Nov. 5, 2024. Early voting began Sept. 26.
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See below for the latest reporting from WGLT and NPR leading up to the 2024 elections.
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Congress
- McLean County waits for FEMA emergency declaration following August storms
- 'At least' $17 million in damage at OSF St. Joseph after microburst, flooding
- Rep. Sorensen questions president's decision on vaccines, threats to Air Force One
- CIRA intends to bring two gates back to full operation with community grant funding
- State grant completes funding package for air cargo road project at CIRA
- Weatherman-turned-congressman Eric Sorensen wants to guide weather preparedness from D.C.
Statehouse
- Pritzker says state won't trade farmland for data centers during McLean County stop
- New Illinois law empowering sexual assault survivors runs into shortage of female officers
- State Rep. Sharon Chung reflects on media protections, data centers and more following the spring legislative session
- State Sen. Koehler on the end-of-session crunch and push for data center, insurance industry regulation
- Illinois lawmakers approve e-bike regulations with bipartisan support
- Illinois lawmakers pass auto and home insurance regulations, but industry says move could backfire
McLean County Government
- Proposed McLean County budget includes body cams for jail guards
- Proposed McLean County budget would lower tax rate for 3rd straight year
- McLean County GOP calls for Republican county auditor to resign
- McLean County, city and town have more work to resolve shared sales tax dispute
- Wind farm development could resume in Central Illinois
- County approves permits for power storage units near Ellsworth and Arrowsmith
More Local Election News
- Bloomington woman pleads guilty to trying to vote twice in 2024 election
- Illinois AG settles lawsuit against company that published personal information about legions of voters
- Illinois’ presidential electors to meet Tuesday to cast votes for Harris
- New members sworn in as Democrats take majority control of McLean County Board
- McLean County Board will change focus under Democratic majority
- LGBTQ+ families brace for Trump's second term: 'The stakes are a lot higher now'
NPR election news
- Trump calls Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz not 'acceptable'
- Press pool dispute escalates as White House cuts CNN from Air Force One travel
- Supreme Court rejects GOP-backed Missouri map, preserving key seat for Democrats
- Week in Politics: Trump faces Republican defections; U.S.-China summit; press feud
- Battle for the Lehigh Valley: Can GOP hold its razor-thin margin?
- The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits
- Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed Missouri congressional map
- What did we learn from the Trump-Xi summit?
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