Candidate Research
Who's on the Ballot?
State Board of Elections http://www.elections.il.gov/
Illinois State Board of Elections provides up-to-date information on for Federal and State Candidates. Information includes candidates status (e.g., on the ballot, withdrawn, challenged).
DuPage County Election Commission https://www.dupageco.org/election/
County Election Commission provides up-to-date information on for DuPage County Candidates. Information includes candidates status (e.g., on the ballot, withdrawn, challenged).
Ballotpedia https://ballotpedia.org/Elections Illinois: https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_elections,_2018
"Ballotpedia is the online encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government. We are firmly committed to neutrality; here's why. Ballotpedia's articles are 100 percent written by our professional staff"
Ballot Ready https://www.ballotready.org/
"Every candidate and referendum explained. Know what you're voting for by researching every name and issue on the ballot with Ballotready."
Candidate Donations
Illinois Sunshine by Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
"Illinois Sunshine is a tool for browsing political contributions in the sate of Illinois. The data comes from the Illinois State Board of Elections which has been collecting this data electronically since 1994. We built Illinois Sunshine to give journalists, activists and citizens better access to this data.."
Open Secrets https://www.opensecrets.org/
"Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy."