NORMAL, Ill.- Multiple Democratic candidates for the upcoming election attended the Saturday vigil in honor of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Gindsburg. Gindsburg died on Friday due to hardships with pancreatic cancer. She died at the age of 87 and served for the nations top bench for nearly 30 years. But why did so many candidate use this vigil to encourage the community to vote? To continue to rise and […]
Photo courtesy USPS Facebook NORMAL, Ill.- The United States Postal Service is committed to fulfilling our role in the electoral process when public policy makers choose to utilize us as a part of their election system. "We provide election officials who are mindful of our operational standards with a secure, efficient and effective means to enable citizens to participate in elections," said USPS Strategic Communications Tim Norman. "We offer a […]
Photo courtesy to Robustelli Facebook page NORMAL, Ill. - At the McLean County Board ZOOM meeting, members discussed budget, tax rates and said a farewell to a District 8 county board member who is resigning. Goodbye, Robustelli Member Carlo Robustelli will be resigning from the board and has accepted a position in Carlisle, Pennsylvania at Dikinson College for the leadership team as the Vice President of Advancement. Robustelli has […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The 2020 Census has many faces behind the operation that happens only once every 10 years. Among these faces are those who are Census takers. Census takers are the data collectors and the first step to fulfilling the demands of the US Constitution. But what did this job look like in the middle of a pandemic? "The pandemic has posed some, some serious obstacles and we've had to […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Gathering outside Hovey Hall this morning, Sept. 9, 2020, were Normal's most familiar faces. The 2020 Census was advocated for by State Rep. Dan Brady, Mayor Chris Koos, Illinois State University president Larry Dietz and Governor JB Pritzker. According to Pritzker, just a 1% under-count could result in the state losing over 195 million in federal funding each year "at a time when we need our funding the […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Election year is just around the corner, but the 2020 Census helps decide just how many elected officials are elected to represent us. The Census doesn't just happen, data collection and the faces behind the scenes have been working to get the numbers. The Census is required by the U.S. Constitution to occur every 10 years. It is organized by the Census Bureau which is a federal […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Yesterday, Sept. 3,2020 was the last day for Census takers to work with administrators at colleges, senior centers, prisons and other facilities that house large groups of people to make sure everyone is counted. Illinois State's Head of Government Documents Angela Bonnell's role is to focus on working with the census data after it has been published by the Census Bureau. She works with and helps patrons understand […]
(Photo Courtesy of American Democracy Project at Illinois State University Facebook page) Unofficial Election results are in late Tuesday night. D 13 US House Betsy Londrigan beat Stefanie Smith for the 13th Congressional District race. “Whatever happens during this primary, we won’t go back. We believe in our communities. We have a future,” tweeted Smith hours ago. Londrigan said, “Exercising one's right to vote is of the utmost importance.” As […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill. Running as a Republican for McLean County Auditor is Trisha Malot has a bit of experience in the county already. She currently works for the Behavioral Health offices in McLean County. "The outcome of tonight’s results simply dictate in what way I move forward with serving the County. If I lose, I remain dedicated to improving the behavioral health of our community. If I […]
