The race for state representative in the 65th Illinois House District is between incumbent Republican Dan Ugaste and Democrat Linda Robertson.

With Election Day less than a month away, here are five things to know about voting in Illinois. Registration requirements According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, to register, an individual must be a U.

Sen. Michael Hastings seeks another term in the Nov. 5 election. He's running against newcomer Samantha Gasca.

The Secretary of State's office recently discovered that approximately 5,400 Illinois residents who had sought to register to vote at state DMVs were never added to the voting rolls because of a 2019 computer coding issue related to REAL IDs.

Beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, early voting will open at all five Cook County Circuit Courthouse locations, as well as the Clerk's Office located at 69 West Washington Street. More locations will open Oct. 21, and can be found on the clerks’ website.

While Nov. 5 is Election Day, voters in Illinois have the option of voting early in person or by mail beforehand.

The U.S. senator from Skowhegan, perhaps best known for standing up to Joseph McCarthy in 1950, was the first woman to have her name placed in nomination at a major party convention.

This comes as a big shake-up as all seven current members of the board saying they'll resign at the end of the month.

Kamala Harris brought in 60,000 small-dollar donations from Illinois in late July, and 91,000 in August. Biden’s campaign never collected more than 25,000 small contributions in any single month.

Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are raking in endorsements and vying for others from those with influence this election season. Harris and Trump are endorsed by the majority of their party’s respective elected officials,

As early voting begins in Chicago, the big draw is obviously the presidential election, but city residents must remember to keep scrolling down the ballot to vote for school board members for the first time ever.