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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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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