In the strange electoral calendar in 2022, county party conventions where local chairs are elected and votes for the State GOP Central Committee are made take place tonight, about three months later than norm
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The epic collapse of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s campaign for Governor, which was buoyed by $50 million from billionaire Ken Griffin, goes down as one of the more disastrous campaigns in Illinois politics in recent memory.
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Appointed Sen. Diane Pappas (D-Itasca), who lost a race for re-election to the House in 2020 and was appointed to replace former Sen. Tom Cullerton, who resigned in disgrace, will not seek a full term in the Illinois Senate.
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A longstanding proxy battle between Governor JB Pritzker and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is rearing its head again in the battle for control of the Democratic Party of Illinois.
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The shocking primary defeat of three House Democratic incumbents have left some in the party celebrating a leftward move, while others fear legislative Democrats may move too far left to effectively govern.
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Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) may have cruised to victory in the GOP primary for governor last month, but campaign finance reports show he begins the fall campaign at a gigantic disadvantage.
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Some Republican lawmakers are upset Senate GOP Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) lost his Statehouse office as part of ongoing Capitol renovations.
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A group of House Republicans are feeling a “growing dissatisfaction” with House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and speculation is building that Durkin will face a challenge if he seeks another term as Leader after the November election.
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For Lisa Holder-White, being a judge wasn’t part of her plan.
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Some media types in the state have already gone out of their way to write off Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), the GOP nominee for Governor, as a candidate who can’t win in November.
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It didn’t take long for discussion about how quickly Democrats would move on some sort of gun control legislation.
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Governor JB Pritzker appeared in Highland Park late Monday afternoon visibly frustrated at the news of another mass shooting in Illinois.
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I live exactly 15 miles from the spot where a gunman started shooting over an Independence Day parade in Highland Park yesterday morning.
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Let the negative ads for the fall campaign begin.
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Suburban Democratic members of Congress have their Republican challengers for the fall.
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A Republican primary for an open seat on the Illinois Supreme Court is too close to call more than 80 hours after the polls closed.
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If Illinois Republicans ever want to be competitive in statewide elections, they need to understand what it takes to win.
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Kathy Salvi, a late entrant into the Republican field for U.S. Senate, defeated a field of far-right GOP candidates Tuesday for the right to take on incumbent Sen. Tammy Duckworth in November.
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A moderate downstate Republican lawmaker and a former State Treasurer and banking executive will square this fall in hopes of replacing longtime Secretary of State Jesse White.
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No fewer than four incumbent state lawmakers have been defeated in primaries and a handful of others are perilously close to defeat as we wait for final votes to be counted.
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