NORMAL, Ill. – The state of Illinois officially ended cash bail on September 18, implementing the most controversial section of Governor J.B. Pritzker’s SAFE-T Act. The Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act was signed in 2021 but its biggest change to the criminal justice system did not go into effect until this week. From the time the act was signed in 2021 till today, the act was often […]
NORMAL, Ill. - At the University of Illinois-Springfield and at the Old State Capitol, the new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in on Jan. 11th. There were new faces and old, with new members being celebrated, including the newest representative of the 91st District, Sharon Chung (D), who is a Democrat from Bloomington-Normal. Other notable things that happened were the swearing in of the Senate President and Speaker of the […]
Photo provided by Illinois State University SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker stated in a press release on December 6th that the governor has signed HB1095, a series of amendments and clarifications to the SAFE-T Act. The Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act was signed in 2021 and was a center of controversy in the 2022 Midterm Elections. A center point of each campaign […]
Photo provided by Illinois.gov NORMAL, Ill. - The 2022 Midterm elections have come and gone and to the victor go the spoils. State of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker excitedly announced that he was reelected, overcoming his opponent Darren Bailey of the Republican party. First elected in 2018, one of Pritzker’s highest praises as well as criticisms was the way he handled the COVID pandemic. This term, it appears Pritzker has […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Election Day is just around the corner. Bloomington-Normal will have various polling locations for residents to vote for the candidates of their choice.Different precincts will have designated voting places. For example, precincts one, four and 41 will vote at the Illinois Wesleyan University Hansen Student Center. While mail-in applications stopped on Nov. 3, in person live voting will still be fully open on Nov. 8. Early voting […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University students who are registered to vote can now vote early for the midterm election coming up. Kerem Tasdan, the Election Fellow at the Center for Engagement Center, explains why ISU students should take advantage of early voting. “Early voting is a great tool for voters and specifically ISU students to be able to utilize when it comes to voting just so that they can […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Students gathered at the Bone Student Center to watch classmates put their debate skills to the test. The annual College Democrats versus College Republicans debate, hosted by the Student Government Association, took place Monday. The debate covered a variety of topics, such as public education, healthcare, abortion and more. One of the more controversial topics was abortion, which the parties strongly disagreed on. “I believe in protecting […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Current Attorney General Kwame Raoul will be running against downstate Illinois Attorney Thomas DeVore for the seat of Attorney General of Illinois.Raoul was first put in office as Attorney General four years ago when he took over for Lisa Madigan. If elected, Raoul would serve his second term as Attorney General of Illinois. Raoul has taken on crime and women's rights as his main causes to fight […]
NORMAL, Ill. - When McLean County residents line up to the voting booths on election day, they’ll notice only a single candidate running with the Democrat title under their name in the county office section. A fifth generation McLean County resident, Laura McBurney of Normal is seeking the position of County Clerk, where she will be the only Democrat within the county office on the ballot, which includes County Treasurer […]
