Darren Bailey wins Republican nomination for governor
Bailey, a state senator endorsed by former President Donald Trump, defeated five other candidates in a high-profile race that included Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin spending millions.
Dave McKinney
Reporter, Government and Politics
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Illinois voters head to the polls to choose governor candidates
Today is decision day, and voters will choose among six GOP candidates for governor in a race that could redefine the state’s party
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Trump endorses Darren Bailey for Illinois governor
Bailey had been courting the former Republican president, who made the endorsement at an Illinois rally Saturday with U.S. Rep. Mary Miller
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker wants a special session to deal with overturning of Roe v. Wade
Abortion will remain legal in Illinois, but state leaders reacted swiftly to the Supreme Court’s decision Friday.
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Ken Griffin’s exit from Illinois leaves his gubernatorial candidate behind
Griffin backed Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, whose support is tanking, polls show. But the billionaire’s aide says his departure is “unrelated.”
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Leading Illinois GOP U.S. Senate candidate protested at the Capitol on Jan. 6
If Peggy Hubbard wins the GOP primary June 28, she’d be among more than 100 candidates across the country who embrace the false claim that Trump won the 2020 election.
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A new poll shows Illinois GOP voters still back Trump
Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ poll finds a majority of likely Republican voters would support Trump in 2024, and even more believe he should be in office now.
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Illinois governor’s race poll shows Darren Bailey with a big lead over Richard Irvin
The Sun-Times/WBEZ poll of likely Republican voters shows the downstate Republican state senator with a double-digit lead over the Aurora mayor
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Illinois’ race for governor is once again clouded by deaths at veterans’ homes
GOP rivals echo the political strategy Pritzker used to unseat Bruce Rauner in 2018, but some say COVID-19 and Legionnaires outbreaks are not equal.
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GOP candidates for Illinois governor target Irvin in first full public debate
Fundraising leader Richard Irvin faces blow after blow from rivals but brushes it all off, saying, ‘I’m hurting their political aspirations.’
