You can trust that this year’s elections in Illinois will not be subjected to tampering by Russians or anyone else. That assurance comes from state elections officials… who say they have taken extra precautions to prevent anyone from hacking into election databases or vote tallies.
Federal officials say Russians targeted election systems in 21 states… including Illinois… during the 2016 elections.
In Illinois, officials say hackers were able to look at some voter data, but were not able to change anything or in any way alter election outcomes.