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
- '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.
- Israel, transgender athletes and semiconductors: What Central Illinois congressmen considered in recent defense spending vote
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
- 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
- Audit suggests Mental Health and Public Safety Fund has a deficit, not a surplus
- After forum, Bloomington-Normal unions endorse Democrats across the board for November elections
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
- Tributes to Gloria Steinem are flooding in, from Hollywood to Capitol Hill
- ICE officer faces federal charges for lying over shooting of Venezuelan immigrant
- Fox News star Maria Bartiromo is out at the network
- Democrats demand Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of midterms
- Inside the failed mission to eliminate FEMA
- Veteran political journalist on division among Democrats over democratic socialism
- Ex-National Security Council director on administration's plan for Venezuela oil
- How will tariffs affect the midterms? In this Michigan border town, it's complicated
Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters. Every afternoon.