The latest WGLT reporting about what's on the ballot in the general election on Nov. 8, 2022. Early voting is underway.
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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. Eric Sorensen [IL-17] visited Bloomington-Normal for the second time this week, celebrating a federal grant to the Normal Police Department.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5e9ee64/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5023x2825+0+0/resize/960x540!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F74%2F30%2F2f13575b43a485e56930fb4c0552%2Fimg-8766.jpg)
- Sorensen celebrates federal grant that adds NPD officers, enhances community policing
- McLean County health providers worry about Medicaid cuts
- Sorensen echoes concerns over DOGE access to Treasury records, federal buyout offer
- Sorensen and LaHood differ wildly on Trump's executive orders
- Illinois among states most affected by Social Security Fairness Act
Governor
- Pritzker remains quiet on future plans, despite growing national appearances
- D87 optimistic, but acknowledges challenges of banning cell phones at BHS
- Bloomington receives $2 million state grant for streetscape work
- Unit 5 board hears results of survey on cell phone use in classrooms
- Pritzker tries to bolster Illinois ties with Mexico, even as country prepares for Trump tariffs
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
- Illinois pushes to preserve historical sites tied to the Underground Railroad
- Bill extends press protections to university-based public media
- Central Illinois lawmakers offer mixed reaction to Pritzker's budget address
- Advocates ask Illinois lawmakers to increase funding for the unhoused in new budget
- State Sen. Dave Koehler starts 6th term with new bills to address agriculture and environment amid a budget deficit
Other Statewide Races
- Bloomington mayor: Downtown apartment project worth the price in incentives
- Dan Brady says Bloomington faces a pending financial storm as he assumes mayor role
- Dan Brady pledges a 'safer, stronger Bloomington' as mayor while Mboka Mwilambwe finishes 3rd
- Bloomington mayoral challengers push leadership as a reason for change
- School sales tax referendum top of mind at NAACP candidate forum
McLean County Government
- McLean County working to become fully ADA compliant online
- McLean County Board directs opioid settlement dollars to rural fire departments
- Normal West graduate and B-N native Catherine Popovitch is now at the helm of Illinois State Archives
- McLean County ethics complaint found to be unsubstantiated after attorney's investigation
- Frozen and Forgotten: Dismantling B-N's homeless response system to build a more effective one
- McLean County Regional Planning Commission wants more public feedback on improving Veterans Parkway
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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.
