On March 15, the Illinois Senate Government Committee passed SB 733, an excellent bill. It lowers the number of signatures for minor party and independent candidates so that they are equal to the number of signatures needed by a major party member seeking a place on a primary ballot. This would decrease the statewide petition requirement from 25,000 to 5,000 signatures. It would lower the US House requirement from approximately 12,000 signatures to approximately 1,000 signatures. Thanks to Jeff Trigg for this news.