A quiet summer overall in the Democratic primary races for attorney general and lieutenant governor has turned increasingly combative in the closing days of the campaigns.
Lieutenant governor candidate Xay Khamsyvoravong on Thursday accused incumbent Sabina Matos of relying on a dark-money super PAC to keep her reelection bid afloat. Matos’ campaign has denied the allegation.
Attorney General hopeful Keith Hoffmann on Wednesday had to correct his campaign’s closing ad after Barrington Rep. Jason Knight claimed it misled voters by including the endorsement of a gun safety group that actually backed Knight’s campaign. Hoffmann was also accused on Friday by Kim Ahern’s campaign of failing to disclose stock holdings in companies he prosecuted while part of the AG’s office…