SPRINGFIELD - On the first day, three Republican candidates were ready to file in the 11th CD first thing - Darlene Senger, Chris Balkema and Bert Miller. Another - Ian Bayne - is expected to file as well.
Whoever wins the Republican primary for the 11th CD on March 18, 2014 will face incumbent Democrat Bill Foster, who beat former GOP Congresswoman Judy Biggert in 2012.