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WATERLOO — Mike Enslow was reelected as chairman of the Seneca County Board of Supervisors unanimously during Wednesday’s organizational meeting.

(The Center Square) – A recent update on overcount and undercount estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau is playing into Illinois' election-year politics. Last year, the census said Illinois lost 18,000 people in the past decade. That led to Illinois losing a seat in Congress because of continued population decline. Last week, the Census said a survey indicates it undercounted Illinois by nearly 2% and found possible counting mistakes in 13 other states. Gov. J.B. Pritzer’s office said that means the state grew above 13 million for the first time in state history. The i...

WBGZ Radio 2/17/2021 | By Greg Bishop - Illinois Radio Network Gov. J.B. Pritzker hasn’t announced if he’ll run for a second term, but that hasn’t stopped Republicans from testing the waters for the November 2022 election. Former Waterloo Republican state Sen. Paul Schimpf announced he’s running for governor, focusing on responsible government, safe communities and free-market principles. Schimpf also said Monday he would be different than incumbent Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker by being transparent. “The Pritzker administration has not given the Illinois General Assembly the oppor...

Blueroomstream.com SPRINGFIELD — A veteran of the Marine Corps who spent four years in the state Senate and made an unsuccessful Republican bid for attorney general kicked off his campaign for governor on Monday, portraying himself as someone who better understands “the struggles that the people of Illinois face.” The second Republican to enter the race to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker, former state Sen. Paul Schimpf sought to distance himself from the Democratic governor on both policy and life experience. “I know what it feels like to wake up in the middle of the night wondering how ...

Schimpf was the first person to announce his candidacy for the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary. The Waterloo Republican made his virtual announcement at 10 a.m. followed by several planned stops around the state Monday and Tuesday. Schimpf's only central Illinois appearance was scheduled in Decatur on Tuesday. Gov. JB Pritzker has not announced if he will seek a second term. Schimpf, 49, decided not to run for reelection in the fall in the 58th district, which covers all or parts of Jefferson, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair, Monroe, Jackson, Union and Washington counties in south...