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Six years after leaving the top administrator job in Decatur, Bloomington city manager Tim Gleason is set to return for a second act in the same position.
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A hike from 15% to 35% of sportsbook revenue is a slam dunk to generate an extra $200 million for the cash-strapped state, according to the Illinois governor. But major gambling corporations say it will block growth in a market that has ballooned into one of the nation’s biggest.
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Kent Karraker, who was in his 80s, grew up in southern Illinois and became an executive at the Illinois Farm Bureau. He was elected to the Normal Town Council in 1983 and elected mayor 10 years later.
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The U.S. Senate voted in January to confirm Normal Mayor Chris Koos' appointment to the Amtrak Board of Directors. Koos said he's already been to his first board meeting since then.
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A lot of pundits are looking at primary election results and suggesting the data show President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have weaknesses in their core support that could haunt them in the fall. But an Illinois State University political scientist cautions against thinking the numbers are a harbinger of results in November.
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Joe McGraw handily defeated Scott Crowl in the Republican primary for the 17th Congressional District on Tuesday. He faces first-term Democratic congressman Eric Sorensen in the November election.
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Dennis Grundler said he's believes there's too much division within the Republican party in McLean County as some have strayed from fiscal conservatism.
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Regan Deering is poised to replace Dan Caulkins of Decatur, who chose not to seek a fourth term. No Democrats have filed for the seat in the general election.
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Two newcomers won Republican primary races for McLean County Board on Tuesday in districts that cover the southern half of the county.
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Voter turnout fell to just 17% in McLean County, according to preliminary vote totals from the county clerk’s office and the Bloomington Election Commission.
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Joe McGraw won the Republican primary in the 17th Congressional District of Illinois on Tuesday. The former judge from Rockford defeated Scott Crowl, a Milan area farmer and former union official.