Multiple sources confirm former state senator and 2022 GOP nominee for Governor, Darren Bailey, will officially enter the 2026 race for Governor next week.
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Governor JB Pritzker has added two members to the controversial Prisoner Review Board, including a former Mayor at the center of criticism surrounding a proposed Chinese battery manufacturing plant.
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Here’s a rundown of recent candidate filings.
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A top Republican critic of Governor JB Pritzker is accusing the Governor of “fearmongering” and promoting “conspiracy theories” following Pritzker’s assertion twice last week that President Donald Trump is planning to have troops in Illinois during the 2026 election.
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Former Senator and 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey and Cook County GOP Chairman Aaron Del Mar met for hours Friday to discuss forming a ticket, source say. But the two sides have yet to reach an agreement.
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Governor JB Pritzker ramped up his rhetoric Thursday against President Donald Trump, suggesting Trump’s threats to send National Guard troops into Chicago is actually a way for Trump to cancel the 2026 election.
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We told you during the Illinois State Fair that Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi had told members of the State Central Committee that she planned to resign, likely by the end of this month.
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Not-announced-but-probably-running gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski hasn’t formally announced he’s in the race yet, but yesterday, he went ahead and blew the campaign contribution caps in the governor’s race.
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The general consensus, even among Republicans, is that Don Tracy is a heavy underdog in the U.S. Senate race against whichever Democrat emerges, but Tracy is trying to signal he's serious about making the race competitive.
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A day after his splashy downtown Chicago news conference opposing President Trump’s threats to send National Guard troops into the city that gained him live coverage on national cable channels, Governor JB Pritzker was pressed for more details Tuesday.
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Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) says she has discussed the Lt. Governor position with potential gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski, but that he hasn’t made a final decision on a running mate.
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Following reports over the weekend that President Donald Trump and the Department of Defense were planning to send National Guard troops into Chicago, Governor JB Pritzker and other top Democrats wasted no time Monday jumping on the issue.
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Multiple sources tell The Illinoize former State Senator and 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey is in talks with Cook County GOP Chairman and potential candidate for Governor Aaron Del Mar to join forces for a 2026 ticket.
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Sen. Doris Turner’s (D-Springfield) 1,400 vote win over then-Rep. Sandy Hamilton came after the most expensive legislative race in state history, with over $6 million spent in the Springfield-to-Decatur district.
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Sen. Willie Preston (D-Chicago) became the latest midterm Democratic Senator to attempt to move up.
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Darren Bailey, the conservative former state senator and 2022 GOP nominee for Governor, is “strongly considering” entering the race for Governor in 2026, multiple sources tell The Illinoize.
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Carroll County Board Chair Julie Bickelhaupt jumped in the Republican primary to face Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) Monday.
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Ten years after the Illinois Supreme Court stopped a ballot measure to change the way the state draws its legislative maps, a bipartisan group is trying the effort again in 2026.
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Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi sidestepped questions about her future in response to a story in The Illinoize this week that she had told multiple members of the state central committee she plans to resign.
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Some news, notes, and observations from Republican Day Thursday.
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