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.
Dave McKinney
Reporter, Government and Politics
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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.’
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Billionaire Kenneth Griffin’s financial empire is expanding its firearms-related holdings
This comes as Griffin’s favored GOP gubernatorial candidate, Richard Irvin, has hammered Gov. JB Pritzker for failing to stem violent crime.
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Illinois gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin dodges questions on a federal abortion ban
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin held a rare press conference Monday that turned into repeated questions about the possibility of overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidates have debate date drama
Two TV stations have scheduled Republican primary debates on the same night, with neither debate set to include the full slate of candidates.
