Column: Which government workers get a holiday for election? – Champaign News-Gazette

Jim Dey: "...(T)he Springfield-based Illinois Municipal League filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County against the Illinois State Elections Board on behalf of the villages of Bolingbrook and Southern View that seeks a judicial interpretation as to whether the Election Day holiday applies to municipalities. Brad Cole, the municipal league’s executive director, said the lawsuit is 'not meant to be antagonistic...We couldn’t not get an answer, and we need an answer,' he said. 'All of this could have been avoided if we’d gotten an answer when we asked.'"