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Ashlee Rezin Garcia; Pat Nabong /Sun-Times file. The race for the reins of the Democratic Party of Illinois heated up on Monday with the release of a legal opinion contending that U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly may be ineligible to serve in the top state party post. The congresswoman’s team called that “suggestion” both “false and offensive.” Kelly released her own legal opinion conceding that, as a federal elected official, she would be barred from raising or spending money for state or local campaigns, something the Matteson Democrat suggested would empower other party leaders. “I will n...

Illinois Electoral College Members Formally Cast Ballots for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris © Provided by NBC Chicago The 20 members of the Electoral College from Illinois gathered in Springfield to cast their ballots for president and vice president on Monday, formally giving their votes to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The 20 Illinois electors are: At large – Lori Lightfoot, Chicago mayor At large – Don Harmon, Illinois Senate President District 1 – Michelle Harris, Chicago alderman, Democratic State Central Committeewoman. District 2 – Al Riley, former state representative, Olympia Fi...

Members of the Illinois Electoral College on Monday called for nationwide unity and a full-speed transition to a new administration as they cast all 20 of the state’s electoral votes for Democrats Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president amid President Donald Trump’s continuing dispute of the November election results. Several electors said they were happy to be casting their votes for Harris, a California senator and the first African-American and first woman to be elected vice president. The socially distanced vote, held in the Illinois House chamber during the globa...