The 2022 midterm elections are upon us. The 21st was joined by Matt Dietrich, spokesman for the Illinois State Board of Elections to hear the latest on early voting in Illinois, and answer some last-minute questions.
On March 7, 2022, candidates lined up outside the State Board of Elections office for hours to file to run in this year's primaries. We visited the line to hear some of their stories. Plus, we were joined by two veteran statehouse reporters to talk about the state of some of the races.
As we get ready to welcome 2019, we thought we’d take a few minutes to listen back to the past year in Illinois government and politics.
The Illinois State Board of Elections plans to help all 108 local election authorities across the state strengthen their cyber security practices. The effort comes after the state election authority was hacked by Russian intelligence officials in 2016.
Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he has some tough questions for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. But he also says he hasn’t made up his mind.
