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.
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
- LaHood and Sorensen split in Secretary Mayorkas impeachment vote
- Sorensen's listening tour to medical centers stops at OSF St. Joseph in Bloomington
- Sorensen 'increasingly troubled' by Gaza conflict, calls for speedy peacemaking process
- LaHood votes no, Sorensen yes on resolution that avoids government shutdown
- Rep. Sorensen visits ISU; talks student loans, Israel, government shutdown
Governor
- Future of Lincoln's Logan Correctional Center is in flux under rebuild plan
- Midwest Food Bank among recipients in grant program to assist communities in need
- Bloomington moves to condemn landmark downtown building at Front and Center
- Pritzker praises Heartland as a 'model' during Advanced Manufacturing Center and EV lab ribbon-cutting
- New birth center to open on Chicago’s South Side as Pritzker touts proposed maternal health spending
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
- 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
- U-High student gets bill passed to protect child influencers online
- Political scientist: Midterm results reflect changing political colors in McLean County
Other Statewide Races
- Durbin, Duckworth warn Rivian and other automakers not to block unionizing efforts
- Illinois kickstarts funding to state prison libraries with $420K in grants
- Funding for B-N infrastructure advances Senate Appropriations Committee
- Bloomington state driver services facility among 40 to require appointments
- Duckworth pushes crop insurance in farm bill negotiations
McLean County Government
- McLean County Board approves funding for area's only certified rape crisis center
- What we know so far about Behavioral Health Coordinating Council meetings being suspended
- County Board to vote on contentious grant for Bloomington rape crisis center
- McLean County behavioral health council meetings suspended indefinitely for not fulfilling their 'mission'
- Bloomington rape crisis center seeks financial aid from McLean County to decrease client waitlist
- Wendt faces primary opponent for McLean County Board seat
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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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Unit 5 school district leaders said Wednesday they are disappointed the education fund tax referendum did not pass on Tuesday. Superintendent Kristen Weikle tells WGLT they knew it would be a close vote, but hoped for passage to allow the district to eliminate an $11 million deficit that is growing each year.