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Many Illinois Democrats say they are trying to coalesce rapidly around Vice President Kamala Harris as the new nominee for president following Joe Biden's decision to get exit the race. Republicans say they see an opportunity.
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A state senator who represents parts of Bloomington-Normal said the newly-passed $53.1 billion state budget is about as good a document as can be expected in a difficult year for funding.
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A high school student from Normal helped pass an Illinois law to protect the money young vloggers and so-called "kidfluencers" can make online.
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Democratic state Sen. Dave Koehler says he was pleased to see more higher education funding in this year's budget.
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University High School student Shreya Nallamothu played a key role in getting state legislation to protect child influencers.
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Illinois Wesleyan University political scientist Tari Renner says Democrats drew the central and western 17th Congressional District to help their party, but the absence of a nationwide "red wave" in Tuesday's midterm election helped Eric Sorensen defeat Republican Esther Joy King in their race for Congress.
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Preliminary election results show Democratic State Sen. Dave Koehler of Peoria getting close to 58% of the vote in his 46th District race against Republican Desi Anderson.
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A recent campaign mailer supporting Republican challenger Desi Anderson in the 46th District State Senate race inaccurately represents comments by incumbent Democrat Dave Koehler in an interview with WCBU.
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Democratic incumbent Dave Koehler of Peoria has held the seat since 2006, while Republican challenger Desi Anderson of Carlock is seeking elected office for the first time.
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The new redistricting maps for state House and Senate seats in Illinois make some significant changes to the boundaries of some legislative districts. Bloomington-Normal and Peoria have not been spared.