Secretary of state candidate Anna Valencia talks to Capitol News Illinois about her plans for the office should voters give her the Democratic nomination. She has plans for an Illinois Civic Corps, modernizing the office and tightening ethics laws. She touches on the contentious nature of a race in which her husband's lobbying career has been in the spotlight.

Further coverage of the race from the Chicago Tribune is below.

Democratic race for secretary of state has one candidate trying to resurrect his political career and two trying to take their next step:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-sos-dems-race-20220612-qfq2y6seobhwtegdr7epdounum-story.html

Valencia, Giannoulias repeat accusations of ethical lapses during forum for Democratic secretary of state candidates: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-secretary-of-state-democrats-ethics-20220527-n3ytxclwy5dupajabnlrj7pm4m-story.html