SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Elections deadlocked Tuesday on whether Senate President Don Harmon broke state election laws by accepting millions of dollars for his campaign after the 2024 primary.

Staff at the elections board fined Harmon’s campaign $9.8 million earlier this year following a Chicago Tribune report that Harmon improperly accepted $4 million more than was allowed during the 2024 election.

Harmon appealed, which sent the matter to a hearing officer, who recommended the full board let the fine stand.

But the board, made up of four appointed Republicans and four appointed Democrats, deadlocked in a 4-4 partisan decision on Tuesday as to whether the fine should stand.

The move created confusion among all parties, including the board’s legal counsel, and ultima

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