Candidates wait in the rain to file Monday in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - As the Post-Dispatch reported today, hundreds of politicians and political wannabes filed nominating petitions yesterday to get on the Feb. 2 primary election ballot.

It was the first day…

Ryan

Topinka

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Among the many (many, many) candidates filing in the next week to run for statewide office in the Feb. 2 Illinois primaries are two familiar faces whose campaign slogans might aptly be something like, “I told you…

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Today is the first day of candidate filing for Illinois’ Feb. 2 primary election, a bi-annual Springfield ritual that has candidates or their representatives (usually the latter) lining up in…

Joe Adams

After serving more than 33 years as a council member and mayor of University City, Joe Adams is moving to a new political arena.

Adams, the city’s mayor since 1996, is running for state senator in the 14th District. He is…

A voters guide for the St. Louis primary election on March 3 is available on STLtoday.com.

Candidates in contested races who responded to the guide’s questionnaire have provided information about themselves and discussed their priorities and qualifications. The candidates profiles often…

The Webster Groves Library and the Troy, Mo., school district will have proposals on special election ballots on Feb. 3. A primary in Maplewood will select two candidates for member of the city council in the 1st Ward.

The library wants…