SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A former state legislator and gubernatorial candidate has pled guilty to wire fraud after improperly spending campaign funds. Court documents confirm former Central Illinois legislator Sam McCann pled guilty on all counts Thursday afternoon after appearing several days in court this week. McCann served in the Senate as a Republican from […]
CHICAGO — In a unanimous, bipartisan vote, the Illinois State Board of Elections on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to former President Donald Trump’s place on the state’s March 19 GOP primary ballot, saying it lacked the authority to decide whether he was disqualified from holding office under the U.S. Constitution’s “insurrection clause.” Guided by past Illinois Supreme Court rulings that .
A group of Illinois voters filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging former President Trump’s presidential ballot eligibility after the state’s elections board voted just hours prior to keep him on the ballot. The four voters, backed by nonprofit Free Speech for People, claim Trump should not be on the ballot because his actions surrounding the Jan.…