Current Macon County Board leaders were re-elected and term lengths were drawn during a special organizational board meeting early this week, the board announced on Friday.
Macon County Republicans will maintain control of the County Board, reducing the number of Democrats on the board to just three in the board’s first election post-redistricting.
With Election Day just one week away, fierce debate about Illinois’ SAFE-T Act dominated during the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Pancakes & Politicians candidate forum on Tuesday.
A write-in candidate is challenging the appointed Macon County treasurer in the upcoming election that will also see incumbents to do battle for fewer seats on county board.
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