The ballot positions for several races in this February's primaries, including Governor and U.S. Senate, were set yesterday via lottery by the Illinois State Board of Election. For Governor, Andy McKenna drew the top spot for Republicans and William "Dock" Walls III, the subject of a controversial petition challenge, drew the top Democrat spot. On the U.S. Senate ballot, Don Lowery will be at the top for Republicans and Robert Marshall will be in the first slot for Democrats. You can check out all the candidates, including ballot positioning, here. more ›

It's an exciting day to be a candidate for Illinois Governor. Today the lottery will be held to determine the ballot positioning for February's primary and we'll see who gets the coveted first and last place on the ballot. As soon as we hear, we'll post the results here. more ›