By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – For Republicans in Illinois and nationally, the question about election night is: where did we go wrong? Illinois GOP chairman Don Tracy is among those reviewing the game films. He says in the year and a half he has been on the job, he has learned change comes slowly. “It…… MORE
With the benefit of some sleep, Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesday took time to look back and look ahead.… MORE
Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) announced the morning after the election he would not seek a new term as leader. A spokeswoman said Durkin has no plans to leave the House at the moment.… MORE
By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) has conceded defeat in his race for Illinois Secretary of State. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias was elected to the post Tuesday night, replacing Jesse White, who’s retiring from the job he’s held since 1999. Giannoulias was Illinois’ youngest Treasurer from 2007 to 2011 during former-Gov. Rod…… MORE
Click here for election results from the McLean County Clerk’s Office. Click here for election results from the Bloomington Election Commission’s Office. Click here for other election results from our news partner 25 News. GOVERNORJB Pritzker (D) 2,075,440Darren Bailey (R) 1,638,408Scott Schluter (L) 106,900 IL SECRETARY OF STATEAlexi Giannoulias (D) 2,024,569Dan Brady (R) 1,640,128Jon Stewart…… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – When news broke of a graphic death threat on State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) and his family, the gubernatorial challenger immediately blamed Democrats. A voicemail says the caller would skin the senator alive and feed members of his family to him. Bailey said the trigger is Gov. JB Pritzker and…… MORE
Illinois State Board of Election’s top brass is dispelling any myths about election fraud ahead of the Illinois Gubernatorial election.… MORE
Just weeks before election day, a Central Illinois Congressman is touting election security at the ballot box.… MORE
The day after the second and final debate for the gubernatorial campaign Tuesday, State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) allowed himself a victory lap. He greeted supporters Wednesday at the Pizza Ranch, a Springfield buffet.… MORE
By Dave Dahl CHICAGO – It’s impossible to tell whether any minds were changed during Tuesday’s gubernatorial debate, the second and final statewide debate put on by Nexstar Broadcasting and aired on its stations around the state, including WMBD Channel 31 in the Bloomington area. When asked what he believes the phrase “Black lives matter”…… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…