The 43rd District is among four competitive state legislative races in the Joliet area.

Despite vows to not "get dirty," the Democratic state Senate candidates have exchanged accusations about their taxpayer-financed salaries

Local Democrats appointed Mattson to 43rd District state Senate seat on May 6, making the candidate the incumbent weeks ahead of a primary election.

Local elected Democratic public officials are taking sides in the contested state Senate primary race between Eric Mattson and Rachel Ventura.

Will County Democratic Party Central Committee Chairman Burke Schuster was the central figure in process that led to the party's appointment of fellow Joliet firefighter Eric Mattson to the 43rd District state Senate seat.

Eric Mattson and Rachel Ventura are candidates in the June 28 Democratic primary for the 43rd District state Senate seat vacated a week ago by John Connor.

Five applicants, including candidate Eric Mattson, interview for 43rd District state Senate vacancy.

The Democratic Party plans to put in a new state senator less than two months before June 28 primary.

Illinois State Senator candidate Rachel Ventura said major infrastructure improvements throughout the 43rd District and in neighboring Crest Hill will be a top priority if she is elected

Eric Mattson and Rachel Ventura are running in Democratic primary in June for 43rd District State Senate seat.

State Senate candidate Rachel Ventura contends several of her opponents nominating petitions were not certified by the people who circulated them, including Will County Clerk Lauren Staley Ferry.