Local Politics

December 4th was the last day for candidates planning to run for office in Illinois to file their petitions. Here is a quick look at who will be on ballots here in Champaign County. All …

Illinois State Senator Paul Faraci is about as townie as they get for someone who wasn’t born here. After moving with his family from the south side of Chicago, he graduated from Edison Middle School, …

In this week’s episode of “Elections Have Consequences,” we learn that electing right wing extremists means your district doesn’t get any financial support via community project funding (aka “earmarks”). Tom Kacich gave a rundown of …

Secretary Buttigieg is hitting some spots in IL-13 today, along with Senator Dick Durbin, Representative Nikki Budzinski, and Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. They will join local leaders here in a couple of different locations. …

On May 2, 2023, the Danville City Council voted on an ordinance designed to prohibit abortion within the city limits. The ordinance draws on 19th century federal laws, and would ban shipping and sales of …

The official 2023 consolidated election results are in. Most of the high-profile races were in Champaign. We took a look at the results and made some observations.  More people voted in this general election than …

On Tuesday, after the remaining ballots were counted, the Champaign County Clerk and Recorder’s Office posted the results of the 2023 consolidated election. Out of 136,443 eligible voters, 19,187 people cast ballots. In this election, …

Today is Election Day, giving you one last chance to vote in the consolidated election. Folks in Champaign have the most choice on their ballot this time around. If that is you, you will be …

For this election cycle, there are three at-large seats up for grabs on the Champaign City Council. At-large council members are elected by the whole of registered voters in Champaign, rather than only those from …