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Dennis Tipsword, Chief Deputy of the Woodford County Sheriff's Department, won the June 28th Republican primar...

State Senator Sally Turner (R-Beason) sums it up: “Instead of listening to 75 percent of Illinois voters who support an independent redistricting process, Democrat lawmakers have unfortunately decided to use faulty data and closed-door meetings to draw and pass partisan maps. “The American Community Survey data used to make these maps has been repeatedly criticized for its inaccuracy. It only counts 1 percent of the population and is considered even less accurate for smaller population grou...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Jan 14, 2021 3:07 AM The Illinois House has passed a controversial police reform bill Wednesday which will now head to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. House Bill 3653 passed the House with a 60-50 vote after being approved by the Senate just before 5 a.m. The bill will eliminate cash bail within 2 years; allow the use of deadly force only when an officer acts in self-defense or defending others from bodily harm; makes it easier to decertify offic...