Elections
QUINCY — Five people filed petitions to run for alderman on the first day of filing at Quincy City Hall. One contested race is already shaping up as incumbent Patty Maples (D-6th Ward) is getting a challenge from Republican Jake Reed. Maples is running for her first full term after being appointed in May following…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Four more candidates filed for Adams County Board on Wednesday, including two incumbents and two challengers. Republican incumbents Marvin Kerkhoff and Dave Bellis filed for re-election in District 3 as did newcomer Rodney Hermsmeier. Incumbent Republican Raquel Sparrow filed for re-election in District 3 on Monday, but with three more Republicans filing, now…
Read Full Article Most Illinois political types are usually gearing up their campaign engines about now, with the anticipation of a spring primary. But this year, they have to adapt a strategy used by their friends across the river in Missouri for a summer primary. The Illinois Primary is June 28 this year. June 28. Illinois primaries have…
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