Candidates hoping for a spot on the 2026 primary election ballots are expected to line up Monday outside the Illinois State Board of Elections in Springfield. Monday is the first day of the filing period for Democrats and Republicans seeking state and federal offices in Illinois.

While some states will be headed to the polls for general elections in 2025, Illinois voters will have the fall to regroup before the new election season begins.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is among his fellow Democrats who believe President Donald Trump will try and “steal” the 2026 election.

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

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

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

The Illinois State Board of Elections will decide next week whether to reject state Senate President Don Harmon’s appeal of a nearly $10 million fine for campaign contribution violations.

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.

FOX News contributor and syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt weighs in on the growing speculation surrounding a possible 2028 presidential bid by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. BRET BAIER, 'SPECIAL REPORT' HOST: So after that statement from Governor Pritzker,

Two vendors who provide election services in DuPage County will have to wait to receive payment. DuPage County Judge Bryan Chapman this week denied the county clerk’s request for a temporary