The two candidates running for the open seat in McLean County Board District 9 are both new to the county board but have served the community in different ways.

Sheahon Zenger, president of Illinois Wesleyan University, talked about federal grants and enrollment trends during an interview on WGLT's Sound Ideas.

The regulations will be discussed at two Planning Commission public hearings on Oct. 16 and Nov. 16, at 4 p.m. on both days at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.

County officials hope updated documentation, estimates, invoices and receipts will strengthen the aid request following the August storms.

Gov. JB Pritzker will head to South Carolina on Saturday to address the state's NAACP chapter. The Palmetto State will host the first Democratic presidential primary in January 2028.

Democrat Buck Farley has represented District 5 on the McLean County Board since 2023. He and his Republican opponent, former bank examiner Jeff Lord, describe finances as their top priority.

Democratic challenger Paul Nolley used a WTVP candidate forum with Republican Darin LaHood to paint the incumbent as a member of the Washington elite, more concerned with currying favor with special interests and corporations than helping people in his district. The election is Nov. 3.

Williams had already decided not to run for reelection and opted to resign when another board member moved into the same region as him.

Republican Jerry Klinkner is challenging incumbent William Bessler, a Democrat, for the seat to serve District 4 on the McLean County Board. The candidates agree on cost of living as a key issue, but differ in how to achieve lower costs.

IWU is expanding its McLean County Direct Admission program, which guarantees a spot at the university for qualified seniors from all 13 high schools in the county.

The Illinois Republican Party is asking the attorney general’s office to oversee the Champaign County clerk’s efforts to correct mislabeled ballots that were sent to hundreds of voters.

Illinois is facing a diesel-fuel price disaster, according to Gov. JB Pritzker. He’s directed state agencies not to penalize the use of tax-exempt red-dyed diesel on roads. While he calls it a cost-saving measure, the leader of the Illinois Fuel and Retail Association says more clarity is needed.