Frankie Klemm, former Hinsdale South High School standout’s collegiate team plays on Friday, May 16 in the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship

Organizers of the Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade say the gubernatorial campaign of Republican candidate Rick Heidner requested a late entry into this year’s event, did not appear on parade day and later declined to pay a sponsorship fee organizers said was tied to participation.

On the same day DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek issued a warning for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to stay away from local polling sites, former two-time GOP committeeman Terry Newsome says he was confronted, called a Nazi and subjected to political intimidation by a man he described as an immigrant outside a voting location in Darien.

Former two-time GOP precinct committeeman Terry Newsome says an error in voter registration records maintained by the DuPage County Clerk nearly cost him his vote, raising concerns that Democratic operatives could be targeting Republican households during early voting for the March 17 General Primary Election.