As filing looms for spring election, Sangamon County parties get creative with petition drives

The last election just wrapped up weeks ago. But the groundwork is already being laid for the next one with candidates circulating petitions to get on the April ballot.In Sangamon County, the local chapters of the Democratic and Republican parties took advantage of a relatively mild Saturday to hold dueling petitions drives — quite literally.The parties invited registered voters to drive up to their respective headquarters — Democrats to their downtown […]