Wright keeps State’s Attorney’s seat

Republican incumbent Dan Wright won a four-year term as Sangamon County State’s Attorney, distancing himself from Democratic challenger Michael Drake by 18 points Tuesday.Wright, 41, was appointed state’s attorney a little over two years ago. Wright had been in the office as a prosecutor for two years, including as first assistant to John Milhiser, who he ultimately succeed when Milhiser was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois by President […]