Joshua Atkinson is running against Andrew Chesney on March 17 as a Republican write-in candidate for Illinois Senate 45th District.

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State Sen. Andrew Chesney is running unopposed in the Republican primary. Democrat Joseph Berning is running unopposed.

(The Center Square) – State Sen. Andrew Chesney, R–Freeport, is pushing legislation that would classify transgenderism as a mental illness under Illinois’ Mental Health Code, a move he says is ...