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Senate Republicans Shift Resources to Save Harriss, Lewis
October 30, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Senate Republicans Shift Resources to Save Harriss, Lewis
October 30, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

Senate Republicans have moved money out of another suburban district in an effort to save two struggling incumbents clinging to re-election hopes amid an expected blue wave.

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October 30, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Rematch in 76th House District Features More Vitriol, Accusations, and Bad Blood
October 28, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Rematch in 76th House District Features More Vitriol, Accusations, and Bad Blood
October 28, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

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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October 28, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
97th House District Race Focuses on Federal Issues, Scandals
October 27, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
97th House District Race Focuses on Federal Issues, Scandals
October 27, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

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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October 27, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Facing Potential "Blue Wave," What Is McCombie's Future?
October 23, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Facing Potential "Blue Wave," What Is McCombie's Future?
October 23, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

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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October 23, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Amid Internal Tensions, GOP Denies Pulling Out of Sen. Darby Hills Race
October 23, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Amid Internal Tensions, GOP Denies Pulling Out of Sen. Darby Hills Race
October 23, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

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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October 23, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Stratton, Tracy Double Down in Only Televised Debate
October 21, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Stratton, Tracy Double Down in Only Televised Debate
October 21, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

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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October 21, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
House Democrats Spend $2 Million in Suburban TV Dump
October 20, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
House Democrats Spend $2 Million in Suburban TV Dump
October 20, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

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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October 20, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker Projects 2028 Doom if Dems Don't Win in 2026
October 20, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker Projects 2028 Doom if Dems Don't Win in 2026
October 20, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

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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October 20, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker Outspends Bailey 25:1 in Third Quarter as Dems Continue Money Tsunami
October 16, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker Outspends Bailey 25:1 in Third Quarter as Dems Continue Money Tsunami
October 16, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

Campaign finance reports filed Thursday show Democrats burying Republicans in a blizzard of spending in the fall campaign.

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October 16, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker and Bailey Snipe, Interrupt, and Argue in Only Televised Appearance
October 14, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten
Pritzker and Bailey Snipe, Interrupt, and Argue in Only Televised Appearance
October 14, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

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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October 14, 2026
Patrick Pfingsten

 

 
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