Category Archives: State Election News
Tazewell County primary election results
(WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVTAZEWELL COUNTY – Results are in for the primary elections in Tazewell County.Tazewell County picks Bill Atkins, Tammy Stimson, Eric Schmidgall as Republican Candidate...
Mar 20, 2024
Primary elections wrap up; results in McLean County
(WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois primary election wrapped up Tuesday night – and no surprise it was President Joe Biden and Donald Trump winning in their respective pa...
Mar 20, 2024
Election judges needed in Central Illinois
The Illinois primary election is March 19. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Election commissions all over Central Illinois are looking to fill judge openings before the March 19 primary....
Mar 06, 2024
Cook County judge orders Trump removed from GOP ballot but holds decision pending appeal
Judge Tracie Porter's Feb. 28 order directs the Illinois State Board of Elections to remove former President Donald Trump's name from the Illinois primary ballot while also staying the decision until ...
Feb 29, 2024
Reaction pours in from Gov. Pritzker’s State of the State address
Gov. Pritzker delivered his State of the State address on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – "Today we saw Gov. Pritzker introduce the largest budget in t...
Feb 21, 2024
Trump’s name will remain on the Illinois Republican primary ballot
Former President Donald Trump. (Photo courtesy CBS News)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Republicans, for now, will have the opportunity to vote for former president Donald Trump in the March ...
Jan 30, 2024
Illinois lawmakers offer opposing views on the migrant crisis
Lawmakers held a press conference Wednesday morning to express their views. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers from opposing parties have opposing views of how...
Jan 17, 2024
Illinois House committee hears testimony about voter access ahead of state’s primary election
The Illinois primary is March 19. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – With the state's primary election a little more than two months away, and this being a presidential elect...
Jan 10, 2024
President of Illinois NAACP facing backlash after remarks about migrants
Teresa Haley is president of both the Springtfield and the Illinois NAACP. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A prominent leader in Springfield and Illinois could be in ...
Dec 13, 2023
New pilot program provides Cook County inmate with state ID cards
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Because it's easier to get a job or a place to live when you have a state ID card, a new pil...
Dec 11, 2023
