State Board of Elections

A new disclosure filed by the McLean County Republican Party failed to report the transfer of $28,000 to former Normal mayoral candidate Kathleen Lorenz – the same money that sparked a complaint against her with the State Board of Elections.

A complaint has been filed with the State Board of Elections against former Normal mayoral candidate Kathleen Lorenz, alleging she violated campaign finance laws by accepting a $28,000 contribution from a donor who funneled the money to her through the local GOP.

Illinois is now part of an FBI investigation after the State Board of Elections office received a suspicious envelope Friday, prompting the evacuation of about 15 to 20 employees.

A publishing company whose politically slanted newspapers have been derided as “pink slime” is being sued by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul for illegally identifying birthdates and home addresses of “hundreds of thousands” of voters.

One day before Tuesday’s consolidated election, the Illinois State Board of Elections executive director was placed on administrative leave after being…