IL: Independent to File as Candidate for US Senate

From the Examiner:

Will Boyd Jr., an Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate from Illinois has achieved what few other Independents have been able to. He has secured a place on the ballot for this November’s election by gaining the necessary 25,000+ signatures on petitions. According to Mr. Boyd, the petitions were filed in Springfield at the State Board of Elections at 1:54 p.m. on Monday June 14, one week before the deadline of June 21.