Slating as we know it might be coming to an end, but we should all be concerned about what comes next. Adam Wren of Importantville got an exclusive from Mayor Joe Hogsett on his view of slating.

Four would-be state legislative candidates, including one from Northbrook, are suing Illinois officials over a new law forbidding political parties from slating candidates after primary elections. The ...

The Marion County Democratic Party appears headed for significant change, with Mayor Joe Hogsett advocating for an end to pre-primary endorsements and some Black Democrats separately demanding the ...

Suburban Republican Party leaders are slating candidates for state legislative races that didn’t draw primary contenders despite a new law designed to prevent such aspirants from being considered by ...

In a setback for Illinois Democrats and Gov. JB Pritzker, the Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a downstate judge’s ruling that found unconstitutional a Democrat-passed law preventing the slating of ...

A Democratic candidate for Johnson County Council has stepped down to take on a full-time role with a U.S. Senate campaign. Charrie Stambaugh was one of the top three vote-getters in the four-way race ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that tossed out a law barring political parties from choosing candidates for the General Assembly when they ...

The Marion County Democratic Party has ended the controversial election practice known as slating almost a year after the process came under fire from Black leaders within the party. With the Marion ...

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Corrections and clarifications: Four of five candidates in Senate District 46 did not go through the Democratic slating process in Marion County. This information was incorrect in an earlier version ...