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Normal’s Electoral Board laid out the ground rules Monday for how it will decide whether a politically charged ballot question on overhauling town council elections makes it to the ballot in November.
A Normal resident has filed an objection to a petition effort to overhaul how voters elect Town Council members, arguing that supporters have misinterpreted state law and not collected enough signatures.
Krystle Able of Normal is the only candidate to file for the McLean County Board vacancy in District 4. The Democratic party recently slated Able to run in the general election in November.
Originally published on April 6, 2021 11:29 pm It looks like that there won’t be any turnover on the Normal Town Council. Incumbents Kevin McCarthy, Scott Preston, and Chemberly Cummings appear to have held onto their seats, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's election. Incumbent Mayor Chris Koos also won re-election. Nine candidates competed for three open spots on the council. McCarthy (17.1%), Cummings (13.5%), and Preston (13.5%) were the top three vote-getters. Two blocs of candidates emerged during the election: Those who want the town to play an active role in shaping t...
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...