The board, which is split along party lines, is grappling with how and when campaign contribution limits apply to big-money Illinois campaigns.

View results of select races, including contested Cook County and Illinois General Assembly races from the Chicago area, and all congressional races statewide on the 2024 Illinois primary ballot.

The Illinois State Board of Elections split evenly along party lines on whether Democratic Senate President Don Harmon should pay nearly $10 million for violating state campaign finance laws he

Elections board splits on Harmon fine The Illinois State Board of Elections delivered a tied vote of 4-4 on state Senate President Don Harmon’s appeal of a ruling that he violated campaign finance laws.

Harmon, an Oak Park Democrat, contributed $100,001 to his own campaign in January 2023. His lawyers argued that move should have busted the caps until his name next appeared on the ballot, which it has not since the Senate president made the move.

The Illinois State Board of Elections will decide next week whether it should follow a hearing officer’s recommendation and reject state Senate President Don Harmon’s appeal of a nearly $10 million fine for accepting campaign contributions in excess of state campaign finance limits.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could decide whether political candidates have the right to challenge Illinois’ vote-by-mail law in court.

The Supreme Court is reviewing critical cases in 2025 that could reshape federal election processes: Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, Louisiana v. Callais, and NRSC v. FEC. These rulings may significantly affect voter access,

The next presidential election is still three years away, but the constant shift in Illinois’ Electoral College vote has been fascinating to watch.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker recently revealed his joint 2024 tax return, which included $1.4 million in earnings from the most unlikely of places.