Pro-LaRouche Candidates Taken Off Illinois Ballot
<i> Associated Press</i>
CHICAGO —
The Illinois Electoral Board on Wednesday struck five supporters of political extremist Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. from the Democratic primary ballot. The board agreed with a finding by its hearing officer that the slate of five pro-LaRouche candidates had only 3,865 of the required 5,000 valid signatures to get on the ballot in March.
LaRouche is serving a 15-year federal prison term for fraud and conspiracy.
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