Ryan Denham / WGLT Originally published on April 2, 2021 5:24 pm We’re nearing the end of a local election cycle unlike any other in recent history. The pandemic has limited the personal contact that’s typically the foundation of Bloomington-Normal city council elections. That’s been partially replaced by a barrage of social media ads and campaign mailers funded by unusually large campaign contributions from outside groups. And candidates themselves are bunching up in larger ideology-driven slates than we’ve seen recently. The sense among those interviewed by WGLT is that there...