Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is off the hook for a $9.8 million fine after election board officials deadlocked again Tuesday over allegations that the Oak Park Democrat’s political committee accepted donations beyond state campaign financing limits.

Members of the Illinois State Board of Elections, which is composed of four Republicans and four Democrats, landed in 4-4 ties along party lines on separate motions to reject or to impose the hefty fine against the Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate campaign committee.

Without a majority, no action could be taken against Harmon, election board general counsel Marni Malowitz said, settling procedural questions raised in a board meeting last month .

“As far as I’m concerned, this case is over,” said Malowitz, who previously had rec

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