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.

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

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

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 prospect of Illinois legislators changing the state’s congressional maps before the 2026 election seems unlikely with time and the governor as potential challenges.

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.

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.

Rick Heidner, a Barrington Hills real estate developer and the owner of Gold Rush Gaming, formed a gubernatorial campaign committee on Tuesday, according to a filing with the State Board of Elections.

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