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.
Unit 5 Funding
- 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
- As referendum vote looms, Carlock mayor says school closure could be devastating
17th Congressional District
- Rep. Sorensen says call for Biden to step aside was 'not a political decision'
- Rep. Sorensen calls for President Biden to drop out of the race
- Rep. Sorensen co-sponsors bill aimed at curbing fentanyl trafficking
- Sorensen lauds federal funding for B-N, supports president after debate
- Sorensen takes victory lap for sewer separation and Vernon Avenue project funding in B-N
Governor
- Kamala Harris campaign considering J.B. Pritzker for vice presidential candidate
- Illinois Democrats moving fast to unify around Harris as new nominee
- Joe Biden has ended his reelection campaign. What could that mean for JB Pritzker’s political future?
- After years of controversy, state pauses CO2 pipeline construction, for now
- Former inmate criticizes conditions at Logan Correctional Center
91st House District
- 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
- Chung and Preston to square off for 91st House District seat
Other Statehouse Races
- Sen. Koehler satisfied with state budget in a tough revenue year
- McLean County state’s attorney outlines frustrations with end of cash bail at GOP campaign event
- Republican Desi Anderson announces run against Democratic state Rep. Sharon Chung
- Pritzker signs child influencer protections into law
- State Sen. Dave Koehler praises education funding in new state budget
Other Statewide Races
- Council member Cody Hendricks announces bid for Bloomington mayor
- Democrats and GOP maneuver on contraception issue in U.S. Senate
- Unit 5 to buy 5 electric school buses with grant money
- Bloomington mayoral candidates display a contrast in approach
- Former state Rep. Dan Brady to run for Bloomington mayor
McLean County Government
- Behavioral Health Coordinating Council restructuring is done. Now it's time to get to work.
- McLean County forms mental health fund advisory council, adds opioid prevention coordinator
- New Republican candidate enters race for McLean County District 10 seat
- McLean County Board to vote on changes to behavioral health spending rules
- Republican Ross Webb ends bid for McLean County Board
- Delays by auditor cause McLean County to violate multiple grant agreements
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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.
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The McLean and Tazewell county Republican Party chairs have chosen Morton doctor Bill Hauter to finish state Rep. Keith Sommer's term in office.
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Dennis Grundler says he wants to encourage early voting to improve his party's chances of winning future elections.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ballot measure carrying 53% of total ballots cast thus far
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Those who campaigned for Workers’ Rights Amendment are cheering its apparent passage, including support from McLean County voters.
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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.