On Nov. 3, voters in the Illinois Senate’s 40th District will choose between incumbent Patrick Joyce, a Democrat who lives in Essex, and Eric Wallace, a Republican who lives in Flossmoor.
In November 2019 Joyce was selected by Democratic committeemen to fill the seat after Toi Hutchinson resigned. Joyce secured a spot on the ballot by winning the Democratic primary in March.
Wallace has run for office before but has not yet secured a…


