2026 General Election — LOCAL VOTER GUIDES
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2026 General Election — LOCAL VOTER GUIDES
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Springfield thinks it knows our neighborhoods better than we do. Gov. Pritzker’s 'BUILD' Act is a massive power grab designed to strip local communities of their zoning authority and force unsafe, high-density housing into our neighborhoods. Zoning and land use authority are…
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