Election 2024 Guide
WCBU is covering races in the upcoming Nov. 5 general election. They include contests for the Illinois General Assembly, county referendums, and U.S. House of Representatives, as well as the presidential election.
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Early voting and voting-by-mail options for the March 19 primary election is open. Visit the Illinois State Board of Elections website or the website of your local election authority for more information:
There are also a number of upcoming candidate forums hosted by the League of Women Voters Greater Peoria for various races. Click here for a roundup of those events.
Latest News
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In Peoria stop, Speaker Mike Johnson says this year's election is the most important of our lifetimeRepublican Mike Johnson, speaking Saturday in Peoria, predicts victory for his party in November.
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The Tazewell County board's executive committee held discussions Wednesday on the possibility of placing a referendum to eliminate the auditor’s office on the November ballot.
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Residents of Peoria Township face an unusual question down-ballot this November: would they support the adoption of ranked choice voting in Illinois?
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Tazewell County Board vice chairman Mike Harris is expected to keep his seat as a District 3 representative, barring a recount.
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Former mayor of Dixon Li Arellano has won the Republican primary for the 37th State Senate seat.
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The voting process begins 40 days before election day with early voting and mail-in ballots. Elizabeth Gannon of the Peoria Election Commission said this year they had 10,000 mail-in ballots go out the first day of voting.
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Three Republicans are vying in the March primary to replace retiring state senator Win Stoller in the solid red 37th district.
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Joe McGraw, left, and Scott Crowl are running in the 17th Congressional District Republican primary March 19. The winner will face Democrat Eric Sorensen in November.
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The Tremont Community Unit School District 702 is looking to raise funding for education, as bonds for a 2007 high school addition project expire.
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It is not yet decided if former President Donald Trump will remain on the primary ballot in Illinois after a Cook County judge ruled he should be removed.