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Illinois early voting begins, what to know about mail-in ballots

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February 8, 2024

Illinois early voting begins, what to know about mail-in ballots

QUINCY (WGEM) – Thursday marked the official start of Election 2024 with the commencement of early voting in the Land of Lincoln. Voters who are registered to vote by mail will soon receive their ballot.

In Adams County specifically, Ryan Niekamp, the Adams County Clerk, said about 1,300 mail-in ballots will be sent out. In 2020, he said more than 6,000 were sent out.

“It’s still definitely not the number one way to vote in Adams County,” Niekamp said.

When a voter who is registered to vote by mail, they will receive several envelopes. Niekamp said each one has a purpose, so don’t throw them away.

Once the mail-in ballot is complete, it needs to be put into the certification envelope and then signed. Without it being signed and sealed, Niekamp said it can’t be accepted by the election judges at the courthouse.

”If you’re wanting to wait to decide how you’re going to vote and you want to mail it back to us, it has to be postmarked by the date of the election, so March 19, it has to be postmarked for it to be accepted,” he said.

All requests by mail must be received by the Election Authority by March 14. Voters can also be added to a permanent vote by mail list. In Adams County, mail-in ballots can also be dropped off at the courthouse.

For further information on early voting and mail-in voting in Adams County, click here. Niekamp said voters can still register for the mail-in option.

Click here for WGEM’s Election 2024: Voter Information page.

Early voting begins in Illinois Thursday

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Illinois native inside NASA’s Mission Control talks Artemis II splashdown

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April 10, 2026

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Illinois native inside NASA’s Mission Control talks Artemis II splashdown – NBC Chicago

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Missing man’s body found in retention pond in Elk Grove Village, police say

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April 10, 2026

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Missing man’s body found in retention pond in Elk Grove Village, police say

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (WLS) — The body of a missing man was found in a retention pond Thursday in the northwest suburbs, police said.

Chopper 7 was over the scene at a retention pond at Higgins and Innovation Drive in Elk Grove Village, in front of a number of warehouses in the area.

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There was a large police presence there for multiple hours, surrounding the water.

Chopper 7 witnessed dive teams go in and out of the water, and there were paramedics on scene.

Elk Grove Police confirmed a male body was found in the water in the 700 block of Innovation Drive. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene.

Police identified the body as a missing 26-year-old man named Alexis Ramirez.

Ramirez had been missing since March 10. Elk Grove Police were searching the same area after Ramirez went missing after he was the sole occupant of a single-vehicle crash near Higgins and Brennan Boulevard, which is right by the pond he was found in on Thursday.

Police believe he walked away from that scene before officers arrived. At that time, the police search led to no one being found.

ABC7 spoke to the family of Ramirez on the scene Thursday, and they appeared very emotional.

Police say there is no evidence of foul play at this time as they send out their condolences to the family.

No further information was immediately available.

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Giant Illinois interstate sign collapses after truck strike, ‘major delays’ expected

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April 9, 2026

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Giant Illinois interstate sign collapses after truck strike, ‘major delays’ expected

A busy stretch of I-64 in Illinois near St. Louis remains closed after a truck hit an overhead sign Wednesday night, with shocking photos showing beams of metal collapsed on the roadway.

The Illinois Department of Transportation posted about the closure, in St. Clair County, just before 8 a.m. Thursday.

“Heads up, Metro East travelers! Westbound I-64 approaching I-255 is currently closed due to a truck that hit a sign trust overnight,” IDOT said in a Facebook post. “Our crews are on it, working hard to get things cleared up and the road reopened ASAP. Expect major delays this morning, so if you can, try to steer clear of the area.”

According to the Illinois State Police, about 10:50 p.m., truck tractor semi trailer was in the construction zone on I-64 near Washington Park when it failed to lower its dump bed and struck the overhead road sign.

The structure holding the sign then failed and fell onto the roadway, ISP said. No injuries were reported.

Photos shared by IDOT showed the damage, with two giant green road signs over the interstate nearly touching the road, with the metal structure crushed and folded.

As of Thursday morning, all four westbound lanes remained closed due to the damage. Cleanup was expected to last for hours, with traffic diverted to IL 157, ISP said.

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