Illinois State Board of Elections

Democrat Montez Soliz of Rockford posted on social media that he has been removed from the ballot in the 17th Congressional District race following an objection to his petitions. That district includes parts of Bloomington-Normal and Greater Peoria.

As the Trump administration demands that states turn over voter data, some Republican state officials are pushing back.

The two top election officials in McLean County also defended mail-in voting — a common practice that's facing renewed attacks from President Trump. He's made baseless claims about the security of mail-in ballots.

The U.S. Department of Justice last month requested information regarding statewide election procedures.

The full names, addresses and birthdates of some Illinois voters were published last week on a series of websites started by conservative activist Dan Proft. The state Board of Elections said it's asked the company that manages those websites — Local Government Information Services — to take the information down.

The hearing officer, a retired Republican judge, wrote a scathing assessment of Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection, but said the courts ultimately should decide. The full elections board will consider the matter Tuesday.

A top board official says the courts, not the election board, would determine if Trump’s ties to the insurrection disqualify him from being on the ballot.

Central Illinois Republican party leaders say they expect a lot of interest in the appointment to the soon-to-be vacant 53rd Senate District seat that Jason Barickman is giving up at the end of the year.

The 44th State Senate District will have a new senator by the end of the month, after Bill Brady’s resignation at the end of last year triggered an…

The Illinois Department of Public Health has released in-person voting guidelines for election authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 this…