election security data

Contractor’s unsecured databases exposed sensitive voter data in over a dozen Illinois counties

Experts say oversight could affect personal data security but not election integrity   Around 4.6 million records associated with Illinoisans in over a dozen counties – including voting records, registrations and death certificates – were temporarily available on the open internet, according to a security researcher who identified the vulnerability in July. The documents were…

Harris and Trump debate
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Illinois politicians fired up after Harris -Trump debate

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage Tuesday night for the first and possibly the last time. The Democratic vice president opened the debate with a power move, marching across the stage to Trump’s lectern to shake his hand. The exchange set the tone for the next 90 minutes. Harris…

Voice of the Voter: Spirituality playing role in ballot decision as Harris enters Presidential race
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Voice of the Voter: Spirituality playing role in ballot decision as Harris enters Presidential race

There are mixed feelings with Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee after President Joe Biden bowed out in July. Some residents in central Illinois are excited. Others are undecided. Traditionally, candidates running for President have been male and white, Harris is the first Black and South Asian woman to top the ticket. That excites Nina…

Voice of the Voter Ep. 1: 18 & Eligible to Cast Ballot (May 2024)
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Voice of the Voter Ep. 1: 18 & Eligible to Cast Ballot (May 2024)

Before President Joe Biden left the race in July, IPM’s David Pierce checked in with young people as part of our “Voice of the Voter” series to get their thoughts on having to pick between Biden and Former President Donald Trump as they cast their ballot for the first time.  Voting is an important part…

Jack Smith
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Jack Smith files superceding indictment against Trump in Jan. 6 case

Prosecutors filed a superceding indictment in the federal criminal case against Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, after the Supreme Court granted the former president substantial immunity, according to a new court filing. Court papers said the superseding indictment was presented to a new grand jury one that had not previously heard evidence in the…

Bobby Rush
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Longtime Harris supporters do victory lap for their candidate at DNC

CHICAGO – On a cold morning in late 2019, Illinois state Sen. Mattie Hunter, D-Chicago, boarded a bus bound for Iowa to knock doors for then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris in her bid for the presidency. At one particular door – one of many she visited in “mostly white middle-class communities” – Hunter met a couple…

Kamala Harris speaking at a podium
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Kamala Harris at DNC summons Americans to reject divisions and defeat threat of Trump’s candidacy

CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris called on Americans to join her to “chart a new way forward” as she accepted the Democratic nomination on Thursday, arguing her personal story and prosecutorial background made her uniquely qualified to protect their interests and beat Republican Donald Trump. Taking the stage to a thunderous standing ovation at…

Tim Walz
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Walz’s night, Bill Clinton’s dig at Trump, influencers flexing clout. DNC Day 3 takeaways

CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention’s third night showcased a familiar former president, Bill Clinton, and introduced more Americans to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, little known outside his state until Vice President Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate. Walz, with his background as a former teacher and football coach, used his speech to put a small-town spin on the…