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State's Attorney 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
The race for the Macon County State's Attorney has only one candidate for 2024, a Republican named Diane Couri-Whithaus. *Note: Democrats have an opportunity to slate a candidate after the March 19th primaries.*
Jan 18, 2024County Recorder 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
The race for Macon County's Recorder has only one candidate for 2024, a Democrat incumbent named Mary A. (Tangney) Eaton *Note: Macon County Republicans have the opportunity to slate a Recorder candidate after the March 19th Primaries.*
Jan 18, 2024Precinct Committeeperson 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
The County is divided into precincts. Each political party has committeepersons appointed or elected to each precinct, unless there are vacancies." There are many precincts, and many candidates, but little competition. Additional information will likely be added at a later time. Until then,
Jan 18, 2024County Board 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
The race for the Macon County Board has no competition this year, unless either party chooses to [slate candidates](https://www.decaturvote.com/article/what-are-slated-candidates/) to vacancies after the March 19th Primaries. There are five County Board Districts, and each voter will vote for one
Jan 18, 2024William F (Bill) Oliver for County Board 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information for Bill Oliver. According to County records, his phone number is 217-422-7106, and no email address is available.
Jan 18, 2024Jeffrey L. Entler for County Board 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information for Jeffrey Entler. According to County records, his email address is , and his phone number is 217-521-3071. I have previously reported on some Macon County Board of Health Controversies, in which Jeffrey Entler was involved.
Jan 18, 2024Mary H. Scott for County Board 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information for Mary Scott. According to County records, her email address is , and her phone is 217-855-9155
Jan 18, 2024Kevin R Greenfield for County Board 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information for Kevin Greenfield. Neither a phone number nor email address are available from county records.
Jan 18, 2024Debra J Kraft for County Board 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information for Debra Kraft. According to County records, her email address is , and her phone number is 217-519-0285
Jan 18, 2024Diane Couri-Whithaus for State's Attorney 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information for Diane Couri-Whithaus. According to County records, her email address is , and her phone number is 217-855-9132 Note: County records show the email address above, but if this address doesn't work, you might try , with the cor
Jan 18, 2024Mary A. (Tangney) Eaton for County Recorder 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information on Mary Eaton. According to County records, her phone number is 217-424-1362, and her email address is
Jan 18, 2024County Coroner 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
The race for Macon County's Coroner has four candidates for 2024. Three Republicans will face-off in the March 19th Primaries. A single Democrat is running. In the November 5th General Election, voters will choose between one Republican candidate (whomever wins the primaries) and the lone Dem
Jan 17, 2024Circuit Clerk 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
The race for Macon County's Circuit Clerk has only one candidate for 2024, a Republican incumbent named Sherry A. Doty. *Note: Macon County Democrats have the opportunity to slate a Circuit Clerk candidate after the March 19th Primaries.*
Jan 17, 2024County Auditor 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
The race for Macon County's Auditor has only one candidate for 2024, a Republican named Cheryl Wise. The Macon County Auditor is the "financial arm of the county," according to Carol Reed, the current elected auditor who is retiring after this year's election. She manages financial reporting, pay
Jan 17, 2024Whalen Vancil for County Coroner 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information for Whalen Vancil. According to County records, his phone number is 217-622-1892, and his email is
Jan 17, 2024Jeffrey Kashefska for County Coroner 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information on Jeffrey Kashefska. According to County records, his phone number is 217-855-7688, and his email address is
Jan 17, 2024Michael Burkham for County Coroner 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information for Michael Burkham. According to County records, his phone number is 217-519-0879, and his email is
Jan 17, 2024Cheryl Wise for County Auditor 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information on Cheryl Wise. According to County records, her email address is , and her phone is 217-853-9294
Jan 17, 2024Tiffany Hall for County Coroner 2024 | Macon County, Illinois
We do not currently have any biographical or platform information on Tiffany Hall. According to County records, her phone number is 217-520-7500, and her email address is
Jan 17, 2024Decatur Vote will no longer publish weekly news recaps
I tried my first weekly news recap on January 20th, 2023, publishing 7 in total through March 3rd, 2023. These early recaps included some original reporting. I stopped publishing them because it was too much work & I had other priorities. Then in October or November 2023, I began reading most the ne
Jan 16, 2024Certified Candidate Lists for Macon County's March 19, 2024 Primaries
I sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request to Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner for the lists of candidates who will be on ballots in Macon County Illinois for the March 19th, 2024 Primaries. I will use this information to make elections and candidate pages, like I did for the 2023 Municipal El
Jan 16, 2024Domestic Violence, Distracted Driving, $36 Mil Property Taxes, and more | Dec 15, 2023 Decatur Illinois News
Decatur Illinois Police have increased distracted driving enforcement, and plan to continue. Domestic Violence may increase during the holidays. DPS61 will levy $36 million in property taxes, and other stories from the week of December 15, 2023. Domestic Violence (WAND) - Domestic violence may incre
Dec 15, 2023City Manager Retiring, Property Taxes go up, Garbage Rates increase Dec 8, 2023 Weekly Recap
City Manager Scot Wrighton is retiring. Garbage rates will increase slightly. Property taxes up 3%. Macon County Elections (H&R) - There is little competition for Macon County elections this year. Three Republican Coroner candidates face-off in the March 19 Primaries, then the winner faces Democrat
Dec 08, 20232024 Macon County Illinois Candidates for March 19th Primaries
See who's running for office in Macon County Illinois, for the 2024 March 19th Primary Election. These are only the candidates who file with the Macon County Clerk. Candidates' addresses have been redacted. Download: Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Comma Separated Spreadsheet JSON - For software d
Dec 07, 2023Macon County's 2024 Open Seats | FOIA Request
On November 19th, 2023, Decatur Vote received a Facebook message asking us to update the site with 2024 election seat info. I responded two days later that I've been behind on election stuff, but would send a FOIA to the County Clerk for this list. The day after receipt, I sent them the list below,
Dec 05, 2023Decatur Vote Updates | Dec 1, 2023
Today, I made some updates to Decatur Vote. They're not exciting, but I'd like to share for transparency's sake. Updates: Made all but two Patreon Posts public (previously, many were behind a paywall) Removed promises of Sponsor Benefits (I wasn't delivering them anyway) Added a reference page for
Dec 01, 2023Elections in Decatur Illinois
Annual Elections are held for local seats. Even-numbered years hold partisan elections for local, state, and federal offices. Odd-numbered years hold non-partisan elections for local offices like City Council and School Board. The Macon County Clerk manages elections in Macon County. Some candidates
Dec 01, 2023Elections, Heritage, and More | Dec 1 2023 Weekly News
Decatur, IL - Local election races are underway. St. Teresa strongly opposes Heritage moving nearby their school. State Police have an online form to report corruption. Read on for other Decatur political news from the last week. Local Elections (H&R) - Light detail on some local candidate filings f
Dec 01, 2023DPS61 Requests For Review were 'unfounded', writes Public Access Bureau
After an August 23rd, 2023 Bus Incident, I submitted a FOIA request for video footage, communications, reports on the incident, and bus driver information. My request for camera footage was denied, and other records showed that video existed, so I submitted a Request For Review to the Illinois Publi
Nov 30, 2023FOIA For DPS61 Union Communications Was Denied
I received a tip regarding some union negotiation issues with Decatur Public Schools District 61. I submitted a FOIA Request for communications and documents that might substantiate said tip. The FOIA Request was mostly denied, and no meaningful information was uncovered. My request for proposed con
Nov 16, 2023