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The Cook County judge denied Trump’s request to stay the challenge until after the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on similar challenges in other states, setting a Feb. 16 next court date.
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Objectors asked the court to move quickly and are hoping it will hear arguments as soon as Monday.
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The bipartisan board said they couldn’t take up the question of whether Trump’s conduct on Jan. 6 barred him from running.
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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.
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Five people working with a voting rights organization filed a formal objection, making Illinois the 18th state challenging Trump over his ties to the 2021 insurrection.
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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.
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Former GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey is cozying up to Donald Trump as Bailey considers challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost. “What President Trump went through yesterday could happen to anyone [sic] of us for any reason!” Bailey wrote on Wednesday.
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One year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, elected officials and central Illinois residents said they remember the events of that day vividly.
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A Bloomington state senator is pushing back against former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's view that Illinois will not be a top-tier state next year for funding in the Republican races for governor and U.S. Senate.
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As former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial gets underway, Illinois Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger is leading a lonely crusade…