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Stuart beats Keeven to retain 112th District IL House seat; Elik cruises; Schmidt poised to win
The race was marked by a concerted effort by powerful Democrats to block former Edwardsville Police Chief Jay Keeven from placing his name on the ballot to challenge incumbent Democratic State Rep. Katie Stuart in the seat representing portions of Madison and St. Clair counties
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St. Clair County judges seeking retention rake in $206K in third quarter
Five of eight St. Clair County judges are on the ballot this election cycle.
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Keeven will be on ballot this fall vs Stuart; IL Supreme Court can't declare Dems' 'anti-slating' law constitutional
The Illinois Supreme Court could not come up with a four-member majority to overturn a Springfield judge's ruling that a new "anti-slating" law supported by Gov. Pritzker and his fellow Democrats was unconstitutional.
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Appeals court: GOP congressman, voters can't sue IL for counting mail-in votes 2 weeks after Election Day
A divided federal appeals panel sided with the state and Democrats in tossing out a lawsuit challenging Illinois law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to 14 days after Election Day. A dissenting judge said the U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, who led the lawsuit, was wrongly denied the chance to have his case heard
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Elections hearing officer: New IL ballot access law shouldn't apply to GOP candidate who filed before law was signed
Illinois candidates and voters still await an Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of a ballot access law, which GOPers say was designed to block them from the Nov. ballot. That decision shouldn't matter for at least one GOP candidate who filed the day before Pritzker signed the law, a hearing officer said
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Kolker leading fundraising as circuit judges seek retention in November
BELLEVILLE - St. Clair County Circuit Judge Christopher Kolker raised $114,630 for his retention campaign in the first half of this year, mostly from lawyers.
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'True colors?' IL Dems say GOPers can't run in Nov because didn't face primary voters, but back Harris for Prez
Gov. Pritzker and Speaker Welch are defending an Illinois law that would block Republican candidates from 2024 ballot because they didn't run in the primary. At the same time, they also back VP Harris for President, even though she was selected by party bosses and has never run in a presidential primary
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Keeven faces objection to candidacy centered on GOP-blocking state law judge declared unconstitutional
The Illinois Supreme Court could rule on the constitutionality of the law soon, as State House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch seeks to reverse a Springfield judge's determination that Democrats wrongly changed election rules in the middle of the game, violating Republicans' voting rights
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Heated Circuit Clerk race: McRae calls out 'double-dipping'; Adler claims 'nepotism switcheroo'
Adler did not respond to requests for comment on this story.
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Republican Dean Darnall to run for St. Clair County coroner
Republican Dean Darnall formally announced his candidacy for St. Clair County Coroner in the 2024 general election.
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Madison County Clerk's Office initiates Voter Registration 'clean up'
The Madison County Clerk’s Office initiated the biannual Voter Registration ‘clean up’ in mid-August.
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Madison, St. Clair Counties saw drop in voter turnout for 2023 local elections
Voter turnout for the April 4 Consolidated Election dropped to less than 15 percent for both Madison and St. Clair Counties.
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Pritzker disparages groups recruiting candidates for school, library board races
(The Center Square) – With local Illinois school and library board races coming in April, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is disparaging of some groups that have recruited candidates for local offices.
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State Rep. Meier appointed to new GOP leadership team
Illinois State Rep. Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) has been appointed Assistant House Republican Leader for the 103rd General Assembly.
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Candidate filing period for April 4 election approaching
The filing period to submit nominating petitions for the April 4, 2023, consolidated election is approaching.
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Elik points to Silkwood's fiscal record as East Alton mayor: Property taxes rose, funding for police-fire pensions sunk
East Alton Village financials indicate that taxes were raised as the general fund was depleted and pension funds worsened under Illinois House candidate Joe Silkwood’s leadership.
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Jumper's judicial campaign funded by plaintiff's bar, Julian is self-funding campaign with loans
Campaign contributions for Madison County circuit judge candidates remain slow for most candidates as the Nov. 8 election nears.
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IL GOP chair urges AG's office to expedite vote fraud investigation ahead of Nov. 8 election
Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy urged the Illinois Attorney General’s Office to complete an investigation of suspected fraudulent Democrat mail-in votes prior to the Nov. 8 election.
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Investigation pending on mail-in vote fraud for write-in candidates
Madison County Clerk Debbie Ming-Mendoza confirmed that an investigation is pending regarding suspected voter fraud for write-in candidates on mail-in ballots.
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Madison County Board elects Foster as new Chairperson Pro Tem
The Madison County Board elected board member Eric Foster (R-Granite City) to serve as the new Chairperson Pro Tem.