Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a City Club of Chicago meeting in River North on Sept. 13, 2023. - Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune/TNS
CHICAGO — Lawsuits have been filed in several states seeking to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on next year’s election ballots, contending his actions in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol constitutionally disqualify him from holding the presidency again. In deep blue Illinois, however, Trump’s opponents and state officials are taking a more cautious approach. Several legal experts say they believe any lawsuit seeking to prevent the Illinois State Board of Elections from placing Trump’s name on the GOP primary ballot or object to his candidacy would be prema...
