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Federal court denies relaxed ballot requirements for constitutional amendments

— July 18, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois group trying to get a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot is not entitled to looser regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal appeals…

Illinois congressional candidates have money to make November run
— April 26, 2020

Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District has been in Democratic hands for more than 40 years and Marie Newman plans to keep it that way. However, after beating eight-term incumbent Dan…
Suburban counties say more election judges needed for the March 17 primary
— March 2, 2020

Nearly every other day, in a small hallway of the Kane County Government Center in Geneva, Marguerite Clear of Batavia and Ed O’Boyle of St. Charles greet about 50 early voters….
Former inmates incorrectly removed from voter rolls
— February 9, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly 800 former inmates might have had their voter registrations incorrectly canceled “due to a data-matching error” between the Illinois State Board of Elections…
Primary battles shaping up across the state
— December 17, 2019

And they’re off! The campaigns for the next election are officially on as candidates for state and congressional seats have field their petitions to be on the primary ballot. Republican…

111th House district race one of state’s most expensive
— March 4, 2020

Among all races for the Illinois General Assembly during this election cycle, Metro East’s 111th House of Representatives District has become the fifth most contested in the state,…
League of Women Voters celebrates 100 years of educating on democracy
— February 13, 2020

Mary Kubasak has been part of the League of Women Voters of Illinois for nearly half of the organization’s existence. Kubasak has been part of the voter information organization,…
13th District could see pivotal U.S. House race
— December 19, 2019

With Republicans and Democrats struggling for control of the U.S. House of Representatives, both parties will be focusing resources on Illinois’ 13th House District during the Nov….