Illinois makes running for office much harder for candidates who file as independents than those who identify as Democrats and Republicans. As Brian Mackey reports, that law is being challenged in federal court.
Gill, an emergency room physician from Bloomington, ran four times for the U-S House as a Democrat, but now plans to collect petition signatures to run as an independent in the 13th District.
In the event the U.S. Supreme Court votes to end health insurance premium subsidies, Families USA has broken up the potential loss in states that don't have their own exchanges. The head of the group says such a ruling would cause premiums to skyrocket.
The former Republican congressman will be stepping into his first non-partisan office. He hasn't served in office since retiring in 2012 for family reasons, shortly after winning that year's primary.
