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Category: Elections
Tiffany Henyard sues Thornton Township Democrats after failing to gain nomination for supervisor
Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard says the party and Sen. Napoleon Harris denied voters the right to choose candidates.
Training for newly-elected Board of Education members postponed without explanation
Several newly elected members expressed frustration Tuesday afternoon for the late notice and for not having the appropriate background to jump into high-stakes board meetings come January after training was abruptly postponed.
Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors
Wisconsin prosecutors filed 10 additional felony charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide to President-elect Donald Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican had won the battleground state that year.
Homer Glen Electoral Board removes candidate, finding nickname was a slogan
Homer Glen Electoral Board finds trustee candidate Heidi Pacella’s use of “Hadley” as nickname was a slogan, knocks her off ballot.
Book banning remains relevant topic in Lockport High School District 205 board race
Eleven candidates are running for four 4-year board positions and five are running for two 2-year spots in Lockport District 205.
4 women drop lawsuit accusing former Indiana attorney general Curtis Hill of groping them
Four women who accused Curtis Hill of drunkenly groping them at a bar when he was Indiana’s attorney general dropped their civil lawsuit against him hours before jury selection was set to begin on Monday.
Jim Dodge to stay on ballot as challenger to Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau after objection pulled
An objection to Jim Dodge’s candidacy for Orland Park mayor against incumbent Keith Pekau was withdrawn Monday.
Muslim voters in Illinois were more dissatisfied with major presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in this election, with Gaza the defining issue
Many Illinois Muslim voters, reflecting a growing national trend, didn’t cast a vote for president, wrote in a third-party candidate or backed Donald Trump.
Joe Biden is considering preemptive pardons for officials and allies before Donald Trump takes office
President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.