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Photos: Voters hear from local candidates at WGLT's Open House

WGLT | By Emily Bollinger
Published March 23, 2023 at 8:18 AM CDT
People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Candidates for District 87, left, and Heartland Community College at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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The Students First slate of Unit 5 school board candidates (Brad Wurth, Amee Jada, Mollie Emery and Dennis Frank) at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Unit 5 school board candidates, from left, Alex Williams, Kelly Pyle, Amy Roser and Mark Adams at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Bloomington City Council candidates Steven Nalefski, John Wyatt Danenberger, Cody Hendricks and Jordan Baker at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Heartland Community College board candidates Cecilia Long, Mary Campbell, and David Selzer at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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District 87 school board candidates, from left, Cathy Lust, Courtney Turnbull, Veleda Harvey and Mark Wylie at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Heartland Community College board candidate Cecilia Long at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Heartland Community College board candidate David Selzer at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Heartland Community College board candidate Mary Campbell at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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District 87 school board candidate Mark Wylie at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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District 87 school board candidate Veleda Harvey at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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District 87 school board candidate Courtney Turnbull at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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District 87 school board candidate Cathy Lust at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Bloomington City Council candidate Jenna Kearns, left, and Donna Boelen at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Bloomington City Council candidate Jenna Kearns at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Bloomington City Council candidate Donna Boelen at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Bloomington City Council candidate John Wyatt Danenberger at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Bloomington City Council candidate Steven Nalefski at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Bloomington City Council candidate Cody Hendricks at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Bloomington City Council candidate Jordan Baker at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Unit 5 school board candidate Mollie Emery at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Unit 5 school board candidate Dennis Frank at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Unit 5 school board candidate Brad Wurth at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Unit 5 school board candidate Amee Jada at WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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People mingle at WGLT's local candidates open house
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Highlights from WGLT's Local Candidates Open House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center.
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Voters engaged with over two dozen candidates running for local office at Wednesday's WGLT open house.

The Local Candidates Open House took place at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center. It was hosted by WGLT in partnership with the League of Women Voters of McLean County, the Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP, and ISU's Center for Civic Engagement.

Check out photos from the event in the gallery above. You can find all of our stories and video interviews with the candidates at WGLT.org/Election.
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Emily Bollinger
Emily Bollinger is a graduate assistant at WGLT, focused on photography, videography and other digital content. They're also a graduate student at Illinois State University's School of Communication.
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