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Republican Darren Bailey visits Bloomington as he joins race for governor a second time

Republican Darren Bailey stopped in Bloomington as part of a three-leg tour announcing another run for governor of Illinois.
Chicago MagazineOpinion

The Trump Trap Has Doomed Illinois Republicans

I really don’t follow the party too closely, because it’s become so irrelevant,” says Jim Nowlan, a former Republican state ...

Illinois quick hits: State rep. appointed circuit judge; Bailey to seek rematch with Pritzker

Justice Mary K. O’Brien and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, ...
RiverBender.com

Ted Dabrowski, Republican Candidate for Governor, Shares Views

Ted Dabrowski, Wilmette Republican, shares his views on Illinois taxes, immigration, SAFE-T Act, education, and uniting voters for the 2026 governor race.

Illinois declined to give voter data to the DOJ. Some GOP states are doing the same

We’re concerned about his willingness to allow the federal government to interfere in the administration of Indiana elections ...

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 79

Family members say former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar has died at 79. The popular two-term Republican was credited with guiding ...
ABC News

Holocaust denier is GOP's congressional candidate in Illinois

Marcus DiPaola/Chicago Sun-Times via AP — -- A Holocaust denier and self-described white racialist, running for Congress in Illinois, will be the Republican candidate in November's midterm ...