Illinois law requires candidates for state office (including all three branches of state government) to file Statements of Economic Interest during election years. On March 17, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker issued Executive Order No. 8. Among other things, in section two it suspends this requirement for the next few months. See section 2 in the “therefore” section.

Executive Order No. 5 bans gatherings greater than 50 people.

But no order suspended the need for petitions to get on the ballot. The Illinois primary for all partisan office was earlier this month, and all petitioning for the primary was completed late last year, so there is no longer any need for Republicans or Democrats to petition this year. But minor party and independent candidates circulate their petitions from March 24 through June 22. The Governor has been asked to do something about this problem, but so far he has not even mentioned it, as far as is known. Thanks to Vito Mastrangelo for the link.