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 […]
Photo courtesy to McLean County Clerk website BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Last week's municipal elections saw numerous tightly-contested races, partly thanks to increased voter turnout. Turnout saw a slight increase from 2017, bumping up from 18% to 20%. While the increase isn't anything astonishing, more voters may have led to closer races. One of the closest races was between Mboka Mwilambwe and Mike Straza for Bloomington mayor. Mwilambwe is the unofficial […]
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 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 Illinois State University’s website NORMAL, Ill. - McLean County voters can feel safe knowing their polling place is being sanitized. According to McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael, locations have the necessary cleaning supplies to combat Coronavirus fears. "We sent out hand sanitizers to all the polling places this morning," said Michael. "All the judges have my personal text and they are to let us know when they […]
