Ted Dabrowski, a former Illinois Policy Institute staffer and President of the conservative “Wirepoints” media company confirmed Thursday he will enter the race for Governor “sometime soon.”
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Multiple sources say Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi has told some members of the GOP’s State Central Committee that she plans to resign her post shortly after the Illinois State Fair.
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Some news, notes, and observations from Governor’s Day Wednesday.
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Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy officially launched his campaign for U.S. Senate Wednesday.
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Former Jackson County State’s Attorney Joe Cervantez will run for Illinois Attorney General.
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Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) officially entered the race for State Comptroller Monday, adding to a growing field of Democratic primary candidates.
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As top brass for the Chicago Bears said late last week the General Assembly needs to pass legislation helping the team develop a new stadium in suburban Arlington Heights before the team can move forward with the development.
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As Texas Democrats continue to hide out in the Chicago suburbs to prevent their state from gerrymandering a new congressional map, Governor JB Pritzker Thursday again left the door open to drawing new congressional maps in Illinois to expand on the already 14-3 Democratic majority.
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A new poll commissioned by the libertarian-leaning Illinois Policy Institute shows Governor JB Pritzker’s unfavourability rating is higher than his favorability rating.
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Multiple sources say Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) one of the House GOP’s most perennially endangered incumbents won't seek re-election in 2026.
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As Republicans are still searching for a top tier candidate to win the party’s nomination next March and take on Governor JB Pritzker next November, two potential GOP candidates are moving closer toward entering the race.
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Former Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy says he’s putting his focus on running for Senate in 2026.
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The Democratic primary for State Comptroller is growing and may have additional entrants in the next few days or weeks.
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Richard Porter, a retired attorney and former RNC National Committeeman who had been seen as likely to enter the U.S. Senate race, announced this weekend on Facebook he would not seek the seat next year.
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Tensions appear to be rising in many top Republican circles around the state as the party struggles to recruit top tier candidates for statewide offices in 2026 and much of the ire is being directed at the Illinois Republican Party apparatus and chair Kathy Salvi.
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With a thin field of Republican contenders for Governor emerging before the start of petition circulation next week, former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy says he is considering launching a run for the state’s top office next year.
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Governor JB Pritzker Monday defended the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) as the agency has refused to release further information and claimed it couldn’t start its own internal investigation into the death of an 18-year-old Metro East girl last year.
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Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva), who had been considering a run for Governor in 2026, announced Wednesday he would not run for the state’s top office and would seek re-election to the House.
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Candidates are filing campaign finance paperwork ahead of the 2026 election cycle.
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While Illinois Republicans have struggled to find top tier candidates for Governor and U.S. Senate in 2026, little has been made so far about what Republicans may step into down ballot races next year.
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