Incumbents rule in Congressional races
— March 30, 2024It was a very good day for incumbents as Illinois voters selected nominees for Congress in the March 19 primary. Nearly all of the state’s 17 current representatives easily secured…
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How money and gerrymandering ended 40 years of GOP dominance in the 91st House
— February 20, 2024If past is prologue, the campaign for 91st District State Rep. promises to be really expensive. After 40 years of GOP control, the district flipped Democratic in 2022, as Sharon Chung,…
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Four vie in 53rd State Senate GOP primary after challenge overturned
— January 24, 2024The 53rd State Senate District GOP primary ballot will remain crowded after Gridely businessman and farmer Mike Kirkton survived a challenge to his nominating petitions by the slimmest…
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Retired jurist, farmer look to take on Sorenson for 17th Congress
— January 22, 2024With the Illinois Congressional delegation presently overwhelmingly Democrat at 14-3, the GOP would love nothing better than to cut into that lead. To that end, retired jurist Joe McGraw…
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IWU takes steps to kickstart historically Black sorority on campus
— November 15, 2023A movement to establish the first historically Black Greek sorority on campus in four decades is underway at Illinois Wesleyan University, in Bloomington. Behind an effort by IWU Assistant…
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Proposed waste transfer station clears final hurdle before county board vote
— February 14, 2024A proposed second waste transfer station in south Bloomington appears likely to become a reality after the McLean County Pollution Control Site Hearing Committee voted Jan. 29 to recommend…
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Decatur’s Deering versus Bloomington’s Erickson in 88th House primary
— January 24, 2024Two experienced politicians with separate power bases in the newly drawn 88th District State House will be on the March 19 Republican primary ballot. Regan Deering, of Decatur, and…
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Museum of History reopens Merwin Gallery to expand access
— November 22, 2023Patrons looking to take a deeper dive into the McLean County Museum of History’s collection of objects and artifacts recently got a major boost with the reopening of the Merwin Gallery,…
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