Category Archives: Politics

McLean County Democrats meeting Tuesday night voted to accept the party's executive committee recommendation urging voters to vote yes on the proposal, conflicting with the McLean County Republican Pa...

Illinois judges – and judicial candidates – have had enough of campaign attacks. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – They're no Founding Fathers, but Illinois judges and lawye...

State Sen. Darren Bailey (left) and Gov. JB Pritzker. (Photo courtesy 25 News)By Dave DahlNORMAL – The first of two statewide televised debates had both camps declaring victory, as Gov. JB Pritz...

Illinois Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Todd Maisch. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Bipartisanship was practically oozing at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Th...

Illinois House Speake Chris Welch (D-Hillside). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The speaker of the Illinois House said Wednesday his political opponents want to sow fear and spread mi...

Jim Edgar, who used to be governor and who also used to be secretary of state, normally doesn't make endorsements anymore – but he is making an exception for the Republican running for secretary...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A pair of former lawmakers have lost in the Illinois Supreme Court, in an attempt to gain a belated payday.The high...

Normal resident Jay "Ryan" Lawler, a Democrat, was appointed to fill the vacant District 4 county board seat, but will hold the office only about three months until after the November election. (Photo...

State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia). (Photo courtesy Kent Casson/Central Illinois Farm Network)By Dave DahlLEXINGTON – The candidates for the two top offices on the ballot this November – U...

Krystle Able speaks before the McLean County Board’s Executive Committee on Monday, August 8, 2022. (McLean County government/YouTube) By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – A Democrat from Normal, criti...