Illinois will get its second African American attorney general in state history after this fall’s general election. State Sen. Kwame Raoul and former Miss America Erika Harold will face off in November.… MORE
Category Archives: Voice Your Vote
Republican strategist: GOP must bridge enthusiasm gap by November
Democrats far outnumbered Republican voters in yesterday’s primaries in Illinois.… MORE
Rauner, Rep. Brady fend off primary challenges, newcomer ousts County Board veteran
It will be a billionaire businessman challenging incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner in November. … MORE
Connect Transit, Checker Cab offer free rides to polls
Voters who need a ride to the polls have a few free options.… MORE
Democratic ballots eclipsing Republicans in early voting in GOP strongholds
Early voting results from counties outside of the Chicago area are hinting of a downstate surge of Democrat voters.… MORE
Illinois voters to cast ballots in primary election
Tuesday is primary day in Illinois.… MORE
Election reform group: Illinois unique in voters publicly declaring party affiliation at polling place
Be prepared to publicly declare a political party in front of the election judges, and others in line, when you go to vote in Illinois’ primary Tuesday.… MORE
Early voting delayed by ballot dispute
An ongoing legal battle has caused a delay in early voting for the spring primary.… MORE
Money spent in governor’s race surges
It will be nearly ten months before Illinois voters pick their governor, but the money already spent is mind boggling.… MORE
Illinois remains in interstate Crosscheck voter database
Despite a motion to withdraw, Illinois will remain in the interstate Crosscheck voter registration database.… MORE
Blogs
WJBC Voices: The safe, legal and rare fraud
At one time, Hillary Clinton’s mantra about abortion was that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare.” I suspected then that she really meant only the “legal” part, and time has borne out that suspicion.
WJBC Voices: Rauner’s Toyota claim a misleading, false promise
On September 27, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner told the Pantagraph that Bloomington-Normal was in serious contention for a Mazda-Toyota auto plant, but the existence of unions and Illinois laws lost the potential jobs to Alabama.
WJBC Voices: “Progressive” has nothing to do with progress
One of the gubernatorial candidates is advocating a progressive income tax as the solution to the state’s economic problems.
WJBC Voices: Celebrating local workers
By Mike Matejka Labor Day is perhaps the most mis-understood holiday in the nation’s calendar. Traditionally viewed as a summer’s end celebration, its real roots are in worker protest, trying to claim and celebrate their role in society. In Bloomington, local unions organize and march together, along with community groups and aspiring politicians, in Monday’s…