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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
- 16th Congressional District candidate Scott Best runs as outsider, even from other Democrats
- GOP candidate for 17th Congressional District is active early this election cycle
- Veterans Assistance Commission chair boosts Bloomington VA clinic naming for Medal of Honor recipient
- Rep. LaHood won't run for Senate, aims to keep his seat in the House
- Renewable and clean energy sector faces uncertainty amid federal tax incentive cuts
- Rep. Sorensen decries local effects coming from Medicaid cuts
Statehouse
- Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman to run for state representative
- Bill to promote Celiac disease safety among food handlers in Illinois becomes law
- State Rep. Dennis Tipsword reverses reelection plan, will run for Woodford County sheriff
- Auto seat maker Adient to locate $8 million facility in Normal
- Accessibility-focused playground coming to Stevenson Elementary School
- In Bloomington, Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi sounds off on midterm outlook, Trump agenda and party messaging
McLean County Government
- Koos: McLean County's failure to approve sales tax pause would chill conversation about intergovernmental agreement
- Q&A: Lt. Jon Albee launches campaign for McLean County sheriff
- McLean County wants more negotiations after Bloomington and Normal approve tax-sharing pause
- Bloomington follows suit, approves funding pause on mental health sales tax fund
- McLean County Board chair says a tax-sharing pause would be premature
- Normal approves funding pause and audit of mental health sales tax fund
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
- Expectations for Trump-Putin summit. And, homeless people in D.C. at risk
- Letitia James' lawyer discusses DOJ investigation into New York attorney general
- With midterms more than a year away, a record number of lawmakers are eyeing the exits
- Is Kari Lake a CEO? Her agency said so. The law suggests not
- Inside one of the most understaffed immigration courts in the country
- High prices and health care costs may turn Latino voters away from Republicans in 2026
- Trump administration calls for 'comprehensive review' of 8 Smithsonian museums
- Trump official tells census workers Congress has final say over the count, not Trump
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