The roughly 100 men and women who oversee elections in Illinois — both Democrats and Republicans — have launched a voter integrity campaign to help debunk falsehoods being fed in large part by lies from former President Donald Trump and his allies that the 2020 election was stolen.

Naperville North High School student Sarah Boettcher has created the Know Your State Judges website to help voters research judicial candidates outside of Cook County.

They're trying to pit voters against each other,” one Illinois election official said of the threats of disinformation.

The roughly 100 men and women who oversee elections in Illinois — both Democrats and Republicans — have launched a voter integrity campaign to help debunk falsehoods being fed in large part by lies from former President Donald Trump and his allies that the 2020 election was stolen.

Early voting is underway in Cook, Will, McHenry, Lake, Kendall, Kane and DuPage counties. From questions about how and where to vote to what to expect as the votes are counted, we turn to the experts. Reset checks in with election officials.

As a historian who studies the impact of racism on democracy, what happened in Springfield, Illinois in 1908 helps clarify what Trump and Vance are trying to do in Springfield, Ohio today. Lying when everyone knows you’re lying seems to be the point.

They’re the ones presiding over your case whether you’re disputing a speeding ticket, getting a divorce, fighting for child custody or suing for damages in a car accident. And in Illinois, a majority of those judges are elected. But how do you approach voting for judges?

Both candidates seeking to replace former state Rep. Kelly Burke in the 36th District say public safety is a top priority to address in a district that encompasses multiple southwest suburbs. Rick Ryan,

After losing a Senate seat in 2022, Republican Desi Anderson is running against incumbent Sharon Chung (D) to represent the 91st District in the Illinois House of Representatives. State Representative Chung said two years is not enough to get everything on her agenda done.

Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln’s home town, was, in 1908, a working-class city of just under 50,000 people – about the same size as its modern counterpart in Ohio.

Illinois voters in November will be asked questions on IVF coverage, a tax for high-earners and election interference penalties. But legislators will not be bound by their answers.

State Sen. Dave Koehler, a Democrat from Peoria, is seeking a sixth term against Sally Owens, a first-time candidate and small business consultant in Peoria.