Christine McGovern, an Oak Lawn resident running for the District 18 state Senate seat, held a sign that read “stop illegal voting,” alongside more than 50 other area residents holding similar signs Tuesday in Orland Park.

The residents stood in front of a tour bus, wrapped in political messaging that read “only citizens vote” and “more than 80% of Americans agree,” at its latest stop on a three-week tour from California to Washington, with national Republican advocates pushing for the passage of a bill to require proof of citizenship for voting.

McGovern said residents she’s spoken with in her area don’t feel their voices are heard in government. She said people are being “mistreated” by government policies on crime, taxes and energy, which all begin with “improper representation” at th

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