Fairfield City Council Meeting The Fairfield City Council will meet in regular session tonight at 6 pm in City Hall. In routine business the council is set to discuss the Repealing of the Ordinance Changing Set Back Requirements. The council will also discuss ordinances Regulating the Construction, Placement & Maintenance of Fences; Allowing the Sale of Municipal Personal Property; Permitting Portable Cargo Container Use; and Increasing Building & Construction Permit Fees. Other items of discussion will include the Christmas Bonus for City Employees, Purchase of Utility Trailer for Gas Department, and the Sale of Ditch Witch Trencher & Trailer. ### Election Day Today is election day and Illinois voters will cast a ballot on a state constitutional amendment, every statewide constitutional office, every seat in the General Assembly and, in 12 counties, a spot on the state's Supreme Court. For more information about voting, including how to and where to cast an in-person ballot on election day and prior to it, you can visit your local election authority. You can find information for all local election officials on the Illinois State Board of Elections website. Information on where your Election Day polling place can be found here. As of Monday, the Illinois State Board of Elections had reported 590,333 early votes had already been cast, including 362,604 mail-in ballots, 224,595 early in-person ballots and 3,134 grace period ballots. Below is a brief summary of the statewide races. Links to other coverage on the races and interviews with the candidates and coverage of the Supreme Court races can be found here in the Capitol News Illinois voter's guide. Local Races There are several uncontested races in Wayne and Edwards County in this years election. According to ballotready.org. Wayne County County Legislature//Executive Board The County Legislature or Executive Board is the governing body of the county and exercises broad policy-making authority. The Board is charged with implementing policy and overseeing the county budget process and allocation. District 1: Daryl L. Hargrave (R) District 2: Andrew Glover (R), James Hedrick (R) District 3: Eddie Barbre (R), Brandon Bittles (R) District 4: Ronnie Windland (R) District 5: Matt Shreve (R), Jeremy Witter (R) District 6: Bill Jay Bruce (R), Vern L. Huston Sr. (R) District 7: Gene Kollak (R), Steven R. Troyer (R) County Assessor//Property Appraiser The County Assessor or County Appraiser is responsible for determining the value of property within the county. Wayne County Assessor: Jodi Poole (R) County Clerk The County Clerk is responsible for maintaining records of governing body transactions such as resolutions and ordinances. The County Clerk maintains and provides records including birth, marriage, civil union, and death certificates. The County Clerk also issues permits and licenses. Wayne County Clerk: Liz Ann Woodrow (R) County Sheriff The County Sheriff is the chief law enforcement official of the county and is responsible for ensuring that all local, state, and federal laws are followed. Wayne County Sheriff: Chris Otey (R) County Treasurer//Finance Officer The County Treasurer or Finance Officer is responsible for the safekeeping of public funds as well as receiving and distributing the revenue and public funds of the county. The County Treasurer or Finance Officer oversees the financial and budgetary administration ensuring regulation is followed in accounting matters as well as county purchasing. Wayne County Treasurer: Yvette Anderson (R) Edwards County County Legislature//Executive Board The County Legislature or Executive Board is the governing body of the county and exercises broad policy-making authority. The Board is charged with implementing policy and overseeing the county budget process and allocation. Edwards County Commission: Davis W. Messman (Republican) County Assessor//Property Appraiser The County Assessor or County Appraiser is responsible for determining the value of property within the county. Edwards County Supervisor of Assessments: Sheila M. Schnepper (Republican) County Clerk The County Clerk is responsible for maintaining records of governing body transactions such as resolutions and ordinances. The County Clerk maintains and provides records including birth, marriage, civil union, and death certificates. The County Clerk also issues permits and licenses. Edwards County Clerk and Recorder: Mary Beth Smith (Republican) County Sheriff The County Sheriff is the chief law enforcement official of the county and is responsible for ensuring that all local, state, and federal laws are followed. Edwards County Sheriff: Darby Boewe (Republican) County Treasurer//Finance Officer The County Treasurer or Finance Officer is responsible for the safekeeping of public funds as well as receiving and distributing the revenue and public funds of the county. The County Treasurer or Finance Officer oversees the financial and budgetary administration ensuring regulation is followed in accounting matters as well as county purchasing. Edwards County Treasurer: Jennifer L. Thomason (Republican) Governor's Race Gov. JB Pritzker is facing off against state Sen. Darren Bailey, a Republican farmer from downstate Xenia. The candidates' views diverge widely on just about every topic, from abortion to state spending to pandemic response to addressing gun crime. The Libertarian candidate is Scott Schluter. The candidates' differences are demonstrated by Bailey's voting record on some of the major policy proposals backed by Pritzker. Bailey was a "no" vote on almost all of them, saying in one public appearance that he'd like to repeal "everything" Pritzker signed into law during his first term in office. Bailey voted against the state's operating budget each year, saying it contains wasteful spending. Pritzker, meanwhile, has cited those budgets as the reason Illinois was able to pay down a backlog of unpaid bills that ballooned to $16 billion under Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, along with other interest-accruing debt. Bailey also opposed the legalization of marijuana and a $45 billion public works infrastructure plan. The public works plan was funded by a measure that doubled the motor fuel tax and increased license-related fees, as well as a gambling expansion. Bailey voted against both proposals. He was one of just 13 lawmakers to vote against a measure capping insulin prices for some insurance plans, and he voted "no" on increasing the minimum wage to $15 hourly by 2025. He also opposed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act that increases investment in renewable energy and aims to force fossil fuel producers offline in Illinois over the next two decades, citing the bill's upward pressures on downstate energy prices as his reason for opposing it. Pritzker's refrain in recent debates has been that Bailey "has no plan" for Illinois, and he has painted the Republican as a conservative "extremist." Bailey, meanwhile, has focused his attention on crime, especially in Chicago, as well as taxes and state spending. In a recent Springfield campaign stop, Bailey said his plan is to "come in with a totally new approach to government because nothing's working right." He said he believes there's $10 billion to $15 billion of waste within the state budget, although he hasn't said what he would cut, aside from arguing that administrative costs in public education are too high. He frequently mentions his plan for a "zero-based budget," which, he said, means "accounting for every dollar that's spent." He put the responsibility for identifying the waste on the shoulders of yet-to-be-named agency heads. And he said later in a recent debate he'd begin identifying them the day after the election. Bailey has also been a staunch opponent to every measure that expanded abortion rights in Illinois in recent years, a point Pritzker has frequently reiterated on the campaign trail. Despite endorsements from the state's anti-abortion groups, Baile