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At least 100 students, activists and community members gathered at Illinois State University on Thursday for a peace vigil calling for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Palestine.

Illinois House candidates Sharon Chung and Scott Preston outlined differences on taxes, the budget and criminal justice during a debate Tuesday evening at Illinois State University.

The 91st District of the Illinois House has been redrawn. It covers parts of McLean, Woodford, Tazewell and Pe...

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell filed a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Human Services and Mc...

There were primaries in both major parties, an indicator the 91st is one of the increasingly rare districts in Illinois that are balanced enough to avoid a predetermined partisan outcome.

Since Friday local media has written more than a half dozen stories regarding those who oppose the recent U. S...

Two Bloomington women running for the Illinois House say they’re devastated and sickened by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade – and that the state needs to act to protect healthcare providers and fortify its laws permitting abortion.

The 2020 census resulted in redrawn McLean County Board districts. In McLean County that requires all county b...

All four candidates in the June 28 primary live in the Bloomington-Normal area.

Scott Preston, of Normal, and James Fisher, of Hudson, are competing in the June 28 primary.