By Richard Winger Illinois will hold a special election on September 10 to fill the vacant U.S. House seat in the 18th district. See this story. The primary will be July 7. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
Here are details from the State Board of Elections. Democrats need 626 signatures by April 20, and Republicans need 1,014 signatures by the same date. Nominees of unqualified parties, and independent candidates, need 12,602 signatures, due June 25. …read more
Source:: http://ballot-access.org/2015/04/14/illinois-special-u-s-house-election-to-be-held-september-10/