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Mary Miller selected to replace John Shimkus in Congress
The Republican candidate for 15th District Congressman has won the race to replace the retiring John Shimkus. Mary Miller easily outdistanced Democrat Erika Weaver by a 73 to 27 percent vote plurality...
Nov 04, 2020 Congresswoman Mary Miller
"Fair Tax" goes down in defeat
Supporters of the “Fair Tax” amendment have conceded defeat. Organizers of the campaign supported and heavily financed by Governor JB Pritzker say although the outcome is not what they wis...
Nov 04, 2020
Marion County Clerk says voter turnout not as high as he anticipated
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox (center) hand feeds ballots back through the vote counter during a recount of Stevenson Township votes late Tuesday night due to a jam up in the machine. Photo by Bruce K...
Nov 04, 2020
Extraordinary Times Mean Extra Federal Debt
Extraordinary Times Mean Extra Federal Debt Federal borrowing has increased due to the coronavirus pandemic. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources America's debt is now nearly as large as its eco...
Nov 04, 2020
Governor concerned about COVID-19 mitigations not being followed; 4 more area deaths reported
Governor JB Pritzker says communities need to follow state-issued COVID-19 safety rules. He noted in his daily update on Tuesday that coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have been increasing in Ill...
Nov 04, 2020
Republicans win every race in Marion County; Tiffany Schicker elected new Circuit Clerk
Marion County voted heavily Republican in Tuesday’s General Election, sweeping every seat. In the process, Republican Tiffany Schicker defeated Democrat Cathy Malone for Circuit Clerk 10,435 vot...
Nov 04, 2020
Centralia residents reject half-cent public safety tax
Centralia residents rejected a new half-cent sales tax for public safety purposes. The final tally with votes from both Marion and Clinton County were 1,916 against and 1,206 in favor. The tax failed ...
Nov 04, 2020
State Representatives Blaine Wilhour and Charlie Meier win re-election
Republican State Representative Blaine Wilhour easily won election to his second term during Tuesday’s election. Wilhour carried Marion, Clinton, Fayette, and Bond County while losing to David S...
Nov 04, 2020
A word about tonight's Marion County election results
As you listen on WJBD or look at results from Marion County on WJBDradio.com please remember that none of the precinct results will include early and mail-in vote results until the very end of the cou...
Nov 03, 2020
Democrats Biden and Durbin win in Illinois as polls close
CHICAGO (AP) - Former Vice President Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump in Illinois and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has won reelection, continuing a pattern of Democratic dominance in the state. ...
Nov 03, 2020
