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Wheeling Township voters will have a chance to weigh in on Illinois state lawmakers imposing unfunded mandates. After the April 1 election, nearly 650,000 Illinoisans’ concerns will have been represented by votes on some of the state’s most pressing issues.

Members of Illinois’ congressional delegation offered mixed reactions to the certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The vice president proclaimed the official results Monday at a joint session of Congress.

Illinois State Sen. Steve McClure discussed a bill that he said would improve election integrity. Special counsel responds after Trump co-defendants ask judge to block report release

An immigrant rights advocate told Sen. Steve McClure that one of his clients received a voter registration form from the Illinois Department of Human Services when they applied for state

DeKalb mayoral candidate Linh Nguyen needs a minimum of 20 votes to win the Democratic primary and appear on the April Consolidated Election. Voters will find the ballot blank and will have to write her name in to cast a ballot for Nguyen.

Trump has promised sweeping pardons for the convicted insurrectionists he has repeatedly referred to as patriots.

Palatine Township voters will take up some of the state’s most urgent issues at the April 1 election, telling state lawmakers where they stand on public pensions and unfunded state mandates.

Four years after the riot at the Capitol, Congress meets under heavy security and a blanket of snow to certify the 2024 election.

Letters of interest can be sent to the City of Bloomington Board of Election Commissioners, c/o Judge Rebecca Foley, at 104 W. Front St., Bloomington, IL 61701, by Jan. 31. For more information, contact BEC executive director Luke Stremlau at 309-888-5136.

The last time President-elect Donald Trump took office, Illinois had just passed the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA), creating an ambitious renewable electricity mandate, solar incentive programs, green job training,

“President Jimmy Carter, campaigning in Granite City to win crucial Illinois votes, bathed himself in an overflow of enthusiasm from metro-east Democrats Monday, preaching the doctrine of past Democratic presidents,” BND reporters Stephen Pounds and Barbara Hipsman wrote.