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Griffin, who donated $20 million to Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s campaign for governor over a month ago, hasn’t given a dime to the other members of the slate. Most won’t say whether they have spoken with Griffin or anyone on his team about what financial support might be coming.

Six teachers recently sued over the required they get COVID-19 shots or undergo testing.

There were no major surprises as the window closed, with no big names mounting a surprise challenge to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. With Petersburg’s Jesse Sullivan getting his petitions in before the 5 p.m. deadline, all five of the high-profile Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for governor have filed to run in what’s expected to be a contentious race.

Monday was the final day of the weeklong period for candidates for federal, state and local offices to file their paperwork to win a spot on the June 28 primary ballot.

Heres what you need to know to make sure your vote gets counted in Illinois upcoming primary elections.

A total of 740 candidates have filed for spots on Illinios' June 28 primary ballot.

The Chicago Teachers Union says its members will be in schools Monday but it awaits the outcome of an unfair labor complaint.

CPS was one of the last area districts to move to mask optional.

Earlier this week, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez cited legal pressure as one reason why the district announced a mask-optional policy for students and staff starting March 14.

The group is represented by the attorney who also challenged CPS' mask rule.