Two years ago, the open seat race between Democrat Amy Murri Briel and Republican Liz Bishop became one of the tightest races in the state. Briel won the race by 595 votes.
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Life has moved quickly for Rep. Jessica Dixon Heitman (D-Plainfield) since July. Starting the summer as a stay-at-home mom and small business owner, she started the fall as a State Representative locked in one of the most competitive races legislative races anywhere in the state.
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Internal concerns among House Republicans have bubbled over in recent days, as some caucus members have openly wondered about the future of House GOP Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) if the House GOP loses a significant number of seats on November 3.
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The Senate Republican campaign arm denied Thursday it has “pulled out” of the race to save appointed incumbent Sen. Darby Hills (R-Barrington Hills), who has struggled in her high profile battle with Rep. Nabeela Syed (D-Palatine) in the northwest suburban 26th District.
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Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton and former Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy squared off in an hourlong televised forum Tuesday night two weeks before voters choose one of them to represent Illinois in the United States Senate.
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House Democrats are dumping $1 million each into TV ads in the two of their most hotly competitive suburban districts ahead of Election Day in two weeks.
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Governor JB Pritzker said Monday if Democrats aren’t successful in the 2026 midterms, Republicans won’t allow a “fair election” in 2028.
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Campaign finance reports filed Thursday show Democrats burying Republicans in a blizzard of spending in the fall campaign.
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In what felt eerily like a rerun of their second debate four years ago, Governor JB Pritzker and Republican nominee Darren Bailey interrupted, complained, accused, and slogged their way through their only televised appearance of the fall campaign.
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Governor JB Pritzker and his Republican opponent, former State Senator Darren Bailey, square off Tuesday night in their only televised appearance of the fall campaign.
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The running mates for the three candidates for Governor are making their case in the final weeks before Election Day vying for a job at the top of the ticket, but with few constitutional duties.
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Independent gubernatorial candidate Collin Corbett Tuesday accused Governor JB Pritzker’s campaign of coordinating with Chicago Public Television station WTTW to keep him out of a planned debate next week.
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Former House Republican Leader Jim Durkin dropped a bit of a political bomb Monday, publicly endorsing Governor JB Pritzker for re-election over Republican Darren Bailey.
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A new poll from a Democratic-aligned firm and paid for by an obscure, progressive media outlet shows Democratic Governor JB Pritzker leading his Republican opponent, former State Senator Darren Bailey, by 20 points.
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Governor JB Pritzker, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell, top officials from the Chicago Bears, and legislative leaders met Thursday, but the meeting didn’t include one of the top Bears brass that has been at the center of the controversy over a new stadium.
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With five weeks remaining until the November 3 General Election, Senate Democrats and Republicans have begun pumping major cash into competitive races around the state.
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy admits he is a heavy underdog in his race against Lt. Governor and Democratic senate nominee Juliana Stratton.
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Governor JB Pritzker said Thursday he can’t take executive action to stop data center construction, but wants the General Assembly to pass more stringent rules on the developments.
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With less than six weeks to go before Election Day, House races across the state are picking up steam with mail, digital ads, and attacks flying.
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In a coordinated media rollout Monday, beginning with a feature on CBS News, Governor JB Pritzker announced he has lost 80 pounds with the help of a GLP-1 medication.
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