AD

Common Cause Illinois

3 Results / Page 1 of 1

AD
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White

Capitol News Illinois

Settlement reached over voter registration lawsuit

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — Illinois voting rights groups have reached a settlement agreement with Secretary of State Jesse White over alleged violations of the federal Voting Rights Act and Illinois’ recently passed automatic voter registration law. The agreement, approved in federal court on Tuesday, resolves the lawsuit brought last February by Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Votes Education Fund, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and Illinois Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. […]

todayJune 30, 2021 16

Decision 2020

Montgomery County Clerk urges mail-in voters to not procrastinate

HILLSBORO -- It is important for voters to apply as soon as possible if they plan to vote by mail for the November 3 general election. Montgomery County Clerk Sandy Leitheiser could not press the importance of this enough. While the statutory deadline for receiving a mail-in ballot is October 29, Leitheiser is offering an extension. Through a partnership with other election authorities and state leadership, Leitheiser is working to get voters to apply much earlier. This is so that […]

todayOctober 23, 2020 52

East Central Illinois Region

Bipartisan group of lawmakers, advocacy groups push for Illinois fair map amendment

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- A group of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and several advocacy groups is turning up the pressure on the Illinois Legislature to pass an amendment to allow voters to change how legislative districts are drawn in Illinois. The goal is to prevent gerrymandering of the state's political boundaries. In Illinois, politicians control how legislative boundaries are drawn every ten years. This type of redistricting has been criticized as politicians picking their voters rather than […]

todayFebruary 14, 2020 81

AD

Heartland Media Group of Central Illinois & Eastern Missouri
107 W. State Street PO Box 149
Nokomis, IL 62075
Tel: (866) 420-7790

STAY CONNECTED

CHECK OUT OUR STATIONS

DEADLINES & PUBLICATION INFORMATION

Deadlines
News and sports submissions
: 11 p.m. Central
Advertising, legals, obituaries: 5 p.m. Central

Publication times
Late breaking news as it happens
Normal publication:
11 p.m. Central daily
Other news:
Published as it’s made available

AD
AD
AD
AD
AD