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
- Sorensen to tour border and Mexico manufacturing areas
- During Heartland ag complex tour, Rep. Eric Sorensen talks farm bill and foreign aid
- Republican Joe McGraw pushes border security in competitive 17th Congressional District race
- McGraw tops Crowl in 17th Congressional District GOP primary
- LaHood and Sorensen split in Secretary Mayorkas impeachment vote
Governor
- Rivian to get $827 million in state incentives to support R2 expansion and more hiring in Normal
- Taking the fight South? Pritzker's nonprofit spends $500K in Florida — battling over abortion rights
- Election officials to weigh whether Darren Bailey and GOP operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated
- Pritzker administration official defends grocery tax cut as report projects modest relief for families
- Pritzker says state ‘obviously’ needs to change 2010 law that shrunk pension benefits
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
- 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
- U-High student gets bill passed to protect child influencers online
Other Statewide Races
- Bloomington mayoral candidates display a contrast in approach
- Former state Rep. Dan Brady to run for Bloomington mayor
- 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
McLean County Government
- McLean County clerk addresses disability voting incident at county board meeting
- McLean County Director of Behavioral Health Coordination resigns
- McLean County GOP chair disappointed by low turnout in Illinois primary election
- McLean County Board GOP primary results favor newcomers
- 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
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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.
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Just over 60% of registered voters in the McLean County Clerk's Office jurisdiction cast ballots in the midterm election on Tuesday, compared with 52.4% of Bloomington voters.
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Voters in Lexington approved by a nearly 3-to-2 margin a sales tax increase to help offset rising utility costs.
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Illinois State students monitored public sentiment on the election from the university’s Social Media Analytics Command Center. They were joined by ISU faculty members from the Extending Empathy Project for "Election Night Live,” a livestreamed conversation simultaneously broadcast on YouTube.
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Democrat Eric Sorensen has declared victory in the 17th Congressional District.
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Unit 5 leaders say tough days are ahead, after voters rejected a referendum that could have tackled the district’s nearly $12 million budget deficit.
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Republican Scott Preston conceded late Tuesday night after Chung pulled ahead by about 1,500 votes.
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The McLean County Board appears headed toward an even 10-10 split between Republicans and Democrats — again.
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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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While results are not official until certified by the Illinois State Board of Elections on Dec. 5, the Associated Press called the race for Gov. JB Pritzker instantly upon closure of the polls at 7 p.m.
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Republican state Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington on Tuesday conceded the election for Illinois Secretary of State to Democrat Alexi Giannoulias.
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Illinois’ first Asian American senator now becomes its first woman reelected to a Senate seat.