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How does election certification work in Missouri?

2 years 2 months ago
Missourians have been casting ballots for nearly two weeks, and election officials have been preparing for months, following intricate state laws associated with the election administration and certification process.
Meg Cunningham, Missouri Independent

Nearly $3 million in winning Powerball tickets sold in Illinois

2 years 2 months ago
ILLINOIS — While the world-record setting $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was not won by anyone in Illinois, more than 400,000 lottery players in the state can still call themselves winners. Monday night's drawing was delayed due to a technical issue so the drawing took place Tuesday with the following winning numbers: 10, 33, 41, 47, [...]
Chip Brewster

Illinois 14th District: Underwood seeks third term against Gryder

2 years 2 months ago
In the 14th District of Illinois Democrat Congresswoman Lauren Underwood faces Republican challenger Scott Gryder. Gryder is the chairman of the Kendall County Board and is hoping to take back a seat that’s historically belonged to Republicans before Underwood’s surprise victory in 2018. At 34, Underwood is the youngest Black woman ever elected to Congress. [...]
Jordan Muck

U.S. Senate: Duckworth seeks second term against Salvi

2 years 2 months ago
In the U.S. Senate contest in Illinois, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth seeks a second 6-year term against Kathy Salvi, a personal injury attorney who wants the post in part to crack Democrats’ control of Illinois government. Duckworth is an Iraq War veteran who lost both of her legs in 2004, when her the Blackhawk helicopter [...]
Jordan Muck

Secretary of State: Giannoulias squares off against Brady

2 years 2 months ago
Perhaps the highest profile of the political races outside of the gubernatorial and U.S. senate ones is the race to replace retiring Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias is squaring off against Republican State Rep. Dan Brady. White was Illinois’ longest serving Secretary of State
Tahman Bradley

Illinois Supreme Court: Open seats in 2nd, 3rd districts

2 years 2 months ago
Two open seats on the Illinois Supreme Court are on Tuesday's ballot. Elizabeth Rochford faces Mark Curran in the 2nd District which covers the northern and western suburbs in Kendall, Kane, DeKalb, McHenry and Lake counties. Democrat Rochford has served on the 19th Circuit Court in Lake County since she was appointed in 2012. Previously [...]
Jordan Muck

Illinois State Attorney General: Raoul seeks reelection against DeVore

2 years 2 months ago
Illinois State Attorney General Kwame Raoul is seeking re-election while facing off against the man who led the charge against Governor JB Pritzker’s COVID-19 mandates, Tom DeVore. The central point of DeVore’s rhetoric is based around hammering away at the SAFE-T Act. Raoul has defended the process to pass the legislation and the elimination of cash [...]
Tahman Bradley

Race for Governor in Illinois: Pritzker seeks second term against State Sen. Bailey

2 years 2 months ago
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is seeking a second term against Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey. Both Bailey, a southern Illinois farmer, and the Democratic governor accuse the other of being too extreme for Illinois. With Democrats’ supermajority control of the General Assembly, Pritzker has enjoyed four years of pushing through major initiatives beginning with an overdue $45 billion [...]
Associated Press