Democrat Buck Farley has represented District 5 on the McLean County Board since 2023. He and his Republican opponent, former bank examiner Jeff Lord, describe finances as their top priority.

Democratic challenger Paul Nolley used a WTVP candidate forum with Republican Darin LaHood to paint the incumbent as a member of the Washington elite, more concerned with currying favor with special interests and corporations than helping people in his district. The election is Nov. 3.

Republican Jerry Klinkner is challenging incumbent William Bessler, a Democrat, for the seat to serve District 4 on the McLean County Board. The candidates agree on cost of living as a key issue, but differ in how to achieve lower costs.

The Illinois Republican Party is asking the attorney general’s office to oversee the Champaign County clerk’s efforts to correct mislabeled ballots that were sent to hundreds of voters.

Mayor Chris Koos says the town's decision to extend a six-month moratorium through next spring would help it prepare for any new state regulations that could come this fall.

The Normal Town Council heard a presentation from public works director Ryan Otto on the pedestrian and roadway campus safety initiative during Monday’s regular meeting.

The Aurora native rose in the ranks from a member of the Illinois House of Representatives to the U.S. Speaker of the House. But his conviction in 2016 for financial misconduct as part of a plan to pay hush money led to explosive revelations in federal court that he sexually abused teenage boys in the 1970s while he was a wrestling coach at Yorkville High School.

Durkin, the moderate suburban Republican who has long opposed President Donald Trump, said he’s tired of “the Darren Bailey shtick."

Congressional approval ratings are in the tank. By some measures this is one of the least productive sessions of Congress in living memory. WGLT's Charlie Schlenker reports those things may not change much any time soon.

There’s only been one third-party candidate who ever came close to winning the governor’s seat in Illinois, and that’s none other than McLean County’s own Frank H. Funk.