Election 2024

Illinois’ presidential electors will meet at the Statehouse on Tuesday to cast their votes for president and vice president of the United States.

Democrats formally took majority control over the McLean County Board for the first time Monday, with new members being sworn in and new leadership chosen following November's election.

The McLean County Board will change to a Democratic majority next month. That hasn’t happened before. Democrats and Republicans are forecasting nuanced changes in how the railroad runs.

Illinois is a haven for LGBTQ+ people, ensuring marriage equality and other protections. But some LGBTQ+ families worry about a potential rollback in protections by a new Trump administration and how that could affect them here or in other states.

The wait time for phone calls to Planned Parenthood of Illinois also doubled in the days immediately after the election.

WGLT talks to Brie Byers, a board-member-at-large for the ISU Queer Coalition, about the prospects of a second Trump administration. Transgender Day of Remembrance is Nov. 21.

The messages invoked slavery and some instructed the recipient to show up at an address at a particular time “with your belongings,” while others didn’t include a location. The FBI and FCC, as well as state authorities, are investigating.

A prominent McLean County Republican said he thinks Democrats took control of the county board because, right now, they're better at the process of politics than the Central Illinois GOP.

The Immigration Project's fall luncheon was framed around Tuesday's election results. Demian Kogan of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights was the keynote speaker.

After the conclusion of the 2024 presidential election, Illinois State University students share their thoughts.