The latest WGLT reporting about what's on the ballot in the general election on Nov. 8, 2022. Early voting is underway.
- Register to vote - Bloomington residents | Normal and rural McLean County
- Early voting - Bloomington | Normal and rural McLean County
- Vote by mail - Bloomington | Normal and rural McLean County
DEBATES
WGLT is planning several debates and candidate forums ahead of the election.
- Sept. 27: 91st Illinois House District | Recap | Video
- Oct. 3: 17th Congressional District | Recap | Video
- Oct. 6: Governor's race | Written recap | Audio recap
The Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP hosted a candidates forum for several countywide, state, and federal races on Tuesday, Oct. 4. WGLT was one of several co-sponsors of that event.
FIND MY DISTRICT
Illinois recently went through a post-census redistricting, meaning you may live in a new legislative or congressional district.
Put in your address to find out what's on your ballot, then learn about the candidates and issues before you vote.
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Unit 5 Funding
- District 87 and Unit 5 boards approve putting sales tax referendum question on April ballot
- Unit 5 board OKs annual budget; asks community to join strategic planning sessions
- Unit 5 school board reverses cuts after tax hike referendum passes
- Pro-referendum candidates win 4 seats on Unit 5 school board
- Voters approve Unit 5 tax referendum on the second attempt
17th Congressional District
- Rep. Sorensen decries local effects coming from Medicaid cuts
- Trio of lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, seeks answers after Texas floods
- LaHood votes yes, Sorensen votes no on Republican spending and tax cut bill
- Illinois lawmakers react to Trump administration strikes on Iran nuclear sites
- Reps. LaHood and Sorensen split on rescission vote for foreign aid and public media
Governor
- Pritzker signs bill to implement mental health screenings in schools
- Pritzker signs bills addressing gun storage, tracing of firearms
- Pritzker names ADM executive Kris Lutt to Illinois State University Board of Trustees
- Consumer advocate pushes for legislative action regarding State Farm rate spike
- Following state rep’s encounter, Pritzker signs ‘squatter bill’ into law
91st House District
- Sharon Chung looks to retain 91st House seat in race against challenger Desi Anderson
- During stop in Normal, Speaker Chris Welch talks about changes to the SAFE-T Act and competing in the 91st House District
- Why Chung vs. Preston became one of the most expensive campaigns Bloomington-Normal has ever seen
- Chung and Preston outline differences in criminal justice and taxes in 91st House debate
- B-N's 91st House District contest will be expensive in November
Other Statehouse Races
- Auto seat maker Adient to locate $8 million facility in Normal
- State Sen. Dave Koehler reflects on spring session and helping pass Illinois' $55 billion budget
- McLean County school leaders disappointed new state budget doesn’t help more with busing and other mandated costs
- With the rising costs of health care, Illinois pushes bill to lower prescription costs and protect patients
- Illinois bill aims to lower cost of prescriptions, rein in pharmacy benefit managers
Other Statewide Races
- McLean County Board approves audit of mental health and public safety sales tax fund
- Bloomington mayor says reassessing sales tax sharing with McLean County hinges on what's in it for the city
- Democrats deride Senate passage of Trump bill, as activists target GOP lawmakers ahead of House vote
- Hard Things: Big projects in Bloomington-Normal get bogged down in many ways
- Bloomington mayor says proposed massage therapy ordinance needs input from businesses
McLean County Government
- 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
- McLean County Board to consider audit of mental health, public safety sales tax fund
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Central Illinois congressman Rodney Davis says former president Donald Trump's endorsement of his opponent likely made the difference in his re-election bid. -
The McLean and Tazewell county Republican Party chairs have chosen Morton doctor Bill Hauter to finish state Rep. Keith Sommer's term in office. -
Dennis Grundler says he wants to encourage early voting to improve his party's chances of winning future elections. -
Bloomington-Normal residents will have their first Democrat representing them in Springfield in decades when the 103rd General Assembly is sworn in in January. But much of rural McLean County is still beet-red Republican. Three Illinois House Republicans will represent McLean County, including Bill Hauter of Morton. -
Republican leaders in McLean and Tazewell counties are taking applications for a short-term appointment to the state legislature. Longtime lawmaker Keith Sommer of Morton has submitted his resignation, effective Dec. 31. -
Central Illinois Republican party leaders say they expect a lot of interest in the appointment to the soon-to-be vacant 53rd Senate District seat that Jason Barickman is giving up at the end of the year. -
Less than a month after winning an uncontested new term in office, State Sen. Jason Barickman of Bloomington said Monday he'll resign instead of taking office again next year. -
It's not unusual for members of a minority party to serve on transition teams for newly-elected statewide officeholders in Illinois. It's far less common to have a defeated opponent in a particular race on the team. But that's what has happened. -
State Sen. Jason Barickman said Illinois voters punished Republicans in the midterm election, in part, because of the GOP stance on abortion. He said his party needs to acknowledge there are instances in which abortion should be legal and be willing to say what those legal conditions are. -
Ballot measure carrying 53% of total ballots cast thus far -
Those who campaigned for Workers’ Rights Amendment are cheering its apparent passage, including support from McLean County voters. -
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.
