November 12, 2026
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Evanston resident Steve Funk has announced his candidacy for State Representative of the Illinois 18th District. He will collect 5,000 petition signatures from registered voters in the district by June 14 to secure ballot access as a Libertarian in the November General Election.…
Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
Rich Whitney, the Illinois Green Party’s 2010 candidate for governor who earned over 10% of the vote in 
2006, has called for legalization of cannabis in his comprehensive plan to solve Illinois’ budget crisis.…
Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
Rich Whitney, the Illinois Green Party’s 2010 candidate for governor who earned over 10% of the vote in 2006, has released a detailed working paper with the title “How we can solve the budget crisis in Illinois and build a full employment economy with good jobs for all who need them”.…
Columnist Michael Sneed of the Chicago Sun-Times reports here that Forrest Claypool, a Cook County Commissioner, may run for Cook County Assessor this year as an independent.…
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Green Party candidate for Illinois governor Rich Whitney, Green Party candidate for US Senate in Illinois LeAlan Jones, and Green Party candidate for Cook County Board President Tom Tresser all appeared on the PBS program Chicago Tonight on Wednesday. …
Chicago Sun-Times columnist writes (you can read the full column here):
Huckelberry, 33, chairs the Illinois Green Party, and he sees a tide slowly turning its way.You
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In a piece in the Sun-Times Media group of newspapers, the winners of the primary in Illinois’ fifth congressional district were all looked at on the night they won their respective primaries. …
Rich Whitney, the Green Party candidate for governor in Illinois, is currently polling in between three and four percent in two new Victory Research polls. …