The son of Haitian immigrants, the incumbent is a former longtime state lawmaker who lives on the Near North Side. The challenger is a small-town lawyer from southern Illinois who sued the state over COVID-19 mask mandates and has the words “Freedom” and “Liberty” tattooed on his forearms.
As the race for Illinois attorney general — the state’s top elected law officer — enters its final days, the contrast between the two leading candidates couldn’t be more stark.
