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Judge tosses out Illinois ban on drafting legislative candidates as 'restriction on right to vote'

Jun. 05, 2024 20:00 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday rejected a law Illinois Democrats adopted last month that prohibits political parties from drafting candidates when no one was on the party primary ballot. Sangamon County Circuit Judge Gail Noll ruled the law, drawn to protect...

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

May. 14, 2024 15:41 PM EDT

Arlington Heights Daily Herald. May 13, 2024. Editorial: Tougher penalties for fleeing police could help stem dangerous, growing ‘epidemic’ Senate Republican Leader John Curran discusses his legislation that would make fleeing from police in a vehicle a felony....