Cheryl Nache
Democratic · IL · Knox County Board Member, District 1
Cheryl Nache serves on the Knox County Board for District 1. She has said she wants to protect ordinary residents from higher costs, and she voted to start on-demand public transit for the county's small towns and rural areas.
Where Cheryl Nache stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (7 records),
Opposes
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Mixed record
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted no on raising the private-pay room rate at the county nursing home by $10 a day. It passed 8-4.
September 25, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted yes on requiring county nursing home workers to get vaccinated, following a federal rule. It passed 6-4.
November 24, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 7 support
Voted no on state-required raises for the state's attorney, public defender, and sheriff. The county pays one third of these salaries. It passed 11-3.
June 24, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Cast the only no vote on starting a 30-year bond of about $29.4 million to build a new landfill section and close the old one. It passed 13-1.
June 24, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on setting pay for the next circuit clerk and coroner. The plan set the circuit clerk's pay at $114,816 in the first year. It passed 10-5.
May 29, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on the county's $84,624,926 budget for 2023-2024. She warned the county was starting with a $1.3 million deficit. It passed 8-4.
November 21, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on a deal to put a sheriff's deputy in Williamsfield schools, with the county paying 25% of the cost. She said the county budget was not yet known. It passed 8-7.
August 23, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on giving federal COVID relief money to the Galesburg Community Foundation for a hunger project. It passed 9-3.
November 23, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on declaring an emergency to fix the county jail building. She said the board had approved a new roof years before. It passed 9-2.
August 24, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on a county ordinance making reckless or careless driving a county violation. It passed 10-3.
November 21, 2023Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on a resolution opposing Illinois' new assault weapons ban (Protect Illinois Communities Act). She said the county needed background checks and mental health help instead. The board chair called her remarks out of line. It passed 9-5.
February 22, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted no on giving federal COVID relief money to the Galesburg Community Foundation for a hunger project. It passed 9-3.
November 23, 2022Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted for a deal with Galesburg to start on-demand bus rides in rural Knox County. It passed 9-1.
July 29, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted for a $20 per ton rate increase at the county landfill for 2026, to help pay for a new landfill section. She said she did not want higher fees to hurt small users. It passed 15-0.
October 29, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Cast the only no vote on higher county environmental health fees. She said residents could not afford more costs. It passed 13-1.
June 24, 2026
Source: cms2.revize.com
Served as secretary of a county task force studying whether to build, buy, or fix up a courthouse.
June 16, 2026
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Voted no on a job contract for the county nursing home's administrator. It passed 8-6.
October 29, 2025
Source: cms2.revize.com
Cast the only no vote on raising county animal control fees by $5. It passed 11-1.
September 25, 2024
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes on a deal to hold Cook County jail inmates in the Knox County jail for $60 a day. It passed 8-4.
March 27, 2024
Source: cms2.revize.com
Cast the only no vote on labor contracts for courthouse, State's Attorney, and highway workers. She said another contract dispute was not settled yet. It passed 11-1.
November 21, 2023
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on the county's 2023-2024 property tax levy. It passed 10-3.
November 21, 2023
Source: cms2.revize.com
Seconded and voted for a county rule on where commercial wind farms can be built. It passed 15-0.
June 28, 2023
Source: cms2.revize.com
Was named to a four-member board committee that redrew county board districts after the 2020 Census. The board created the committee 12-1.
July 28, 2021
Source: cms2.revize.com
Made the motion to put the county's computer (IT) staff under the board's Building Committee. It passed 7-6.
October 28, 2020
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on a county ordinance setting rules for recreational marijuana, which banned on-site use. She said she was against legal recreational marijuana. It passed 6-5.
January 22, 2020
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted no on raising the county landfill dump fee by $2 per ton. It passed 11-2.
October 26, 2016
Source: cms2.revize.com
Past race Cheryl Nache ran in:
- Knox County Board District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Knox County, Illinois · incumbent