Election 2022
NORMAL, Ill. – The state of Illinois officially ended cash bail on September 18, implementing the most controversial section of Governor J.B. Pritzker’s SAFE-T Act. The Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act was signed in 2021 but its biggest change to the criminal justice system did not go into effect until this week. […]
NORMAL, Ill. – At the University of Illinois-Springfield and at the Old State Capitol, the new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in on Jan. 11th. There were new faces and old, with new members being celebrated, including the newest representative of the 91st District, Sharon Chung (D), who is a Democrat from Bloomington-Normal. Other notable […]
Photo provided by Illinois State University SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker stated in a press release on December 6th that the governor has signed HB1095, a series of amendments and clarifications to the SAFE-T Act. The Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act was signed in 2021 and was […]
Photo provided by Illinois.gov NORMAL, Ill. – The 2022 Midterm elections have come and gone and to the victor go the spoils. State of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker excitedly announced that he was reelected, overcoming his opponent Darren Bailey of the Republican party. First elected in 2018, one of Pritzker’s highest praises as well as […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Election Day is just around the corner. Bloomington-Normal will have various polling locations for residents to vote for the candidates of their choice. Different precincts will have designated voting places. For example, precincts one, four and 41 will vote at the Illinois Wesleyan University Hansen Student Center. While mail-in applications stopped on […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University students who are registered to vote can now vote early for the midterm election coming up. Kerem Tasdan, the Election Fellow at the Center for Engagement Center, explains why ISU students should take advantage of early voting. “Early voting is a great tool for voters and specifically ISU students […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Students gathered at the Bone Student Center to watch classmates put their debate skills to the test. The annual College Democrats versus College Republicans debate, hosted by the Student Government Association, took place Monday. The debate covered a variety of topics, such as public education, healthcare, abortion and more. One of the […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Current Attorney General Kwame Raoul will be running against downstate Illinois Attorney Thomas DeVore for the seat of Attorney General of Illinois. Raoul was first put in office as Attorney General four years ago when he took over for Lisa Madigan. If elected, Raoul would serve his second term as Attorney General […]
NORMAL, Ill. – When McLean County residents line up to the voting booths on election day, they’ll notice only a single candidate running with the Democrat title under their name in the county office section. A fifth generation McLean County resident, Laura McBurney of Normal is seeking the position of County Clerk, where she will […]
Image courtesy of Nexstar Media Group. NORMAL, Ill. – Governor JB Pritzker and state Sen. Darren Bailey faced off in the first gubernatorial debate of this election season. Both candidates faced off on Friday, October 6th at 7 p.m. Gov. Pritzker and Sen. Bailey went head to head in the Brown Ballroom in the Student […]
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