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People in Illinois prisons are required to take a civics course before their release to learn their voting rights. “I think, generally across the population, there's a lot of misinformation. A lot of guys just didn't know.” The program is peer-led by incarcerated people. Learn more about the program.

DeKalb County -- like many counties across the country -- shattered early voting and vote-by-mail records. But that doesn’t mean the polls have slowed…

This week, an election-focused episode with Dr. Christina Rivers, associate professor of political science at DePaul University. She studies voting…

With weeks until election day, Illinois is breaking early voting records. Residents are voting in person, by mail and delivering ballots to drop…

Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote by mail in Illinois.Most people in county jails haven’t been convicted of a crime. And those people awaiting…

The DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder recently fielded questions about the general election at a virtual town hall. Dozens of people called in to the…

A recent bill signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker made Election Day a state holiday. But political science research suggests that isn’t an optimum way to…

A few years ago, DePaul professor Dr. Christina Rivers started teaching a different kind of law and politics course.About half of the class is made up of…

Illinois residents will go to the polls to vote Tuesday. But coronavirus concerns are causing election officials to take precautions and make last-minute…

Local election authorities are reminding people that voting by mail is an option as fears about the coronavirus, the flu, and other illnesses dominate...