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
- Rep. LaHood calls latest Minneapolis shooting 'deeply concerning' and demands local and state role in investigation
- Rep. Sorensen says he's willing to bargain on health care subsidies: 'Something is better than nothing'
- Illinois political leaders react to U.S. capture of Venezuela’s president
- Sorensen reflects on his year in Congress — with some legislative wins and health care at a standstill
- Rep. LaHood and other Republicans tell Trump to reject Michael Madigan pardon request
- Petition objection derails campaign for Rep. Eric Sorensen's primary opponent
Statehouse
- Central Illinois lawmakers back nuclear power but differ on much of new energy law
- Nonpartisan think tank identifies Illinois’ most effective state legislators
- U.S. Rep. Sorensen pushes for extension of Obamacare subsidies during visit to Normal
- State Rep. Sharon Chung wants Gov. JB Pritzker to back off State Farm
- Bent Elementary School welcomes new playground and greenspace
- Illinois House speaker says lawmakers are more aware of their surroundings
McLean County Government
- McLean County Board approves agreement for scope of mental health fund audit
- Mental health training continues ramp up in McLean County
- McLean County Board allows solar energy site in Bloomington Township
- McLean County Board members slam health inspectors over confusion with CBD/THC drinks
- McLean County Board approves 2026 budget; hears concerns over aquifer protections
- 17 file for McLean County Board; many state legislative incumbents are unopposed
More Local Election News
- 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'
- Demand for abortion pills spiked in Illinois, countrywide after Trump reelection
NPR election news
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and border czar Tom Homan begin talks over ICE surge
- How did Tucker Carlson become one of the far right's most influential voices?
- Families of killed men file first U.S. federal lawsuit over drug boat strikes
- After rocky start, Bari Weiss plans cuts, adds commentators at CBS News
- Republican state representative on why he called for ICE surge in Minnesota to end
- Trump to hold de facto midterm kickoff in Iowa focused on the economy, energy prices
- Trump heads to Iowa hoping to refocus attention from shootings to the economy
- Political consultant discusses what voters think about ICE operations in Minnesota
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