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Tough task awaits next state GOP chief

Plenty awaits Brady's successor

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Pat Brady resigned as chairman of the Illinois Republican Party this week.

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With the exit of Pat Brady of St. Charles as its chairman this week, the Illinois Republican Party is hunting to fill an often thankless job with someone who could face immense pressure to turn the GOP's recent defeats around in a crucial 2014 season. "The new chairman must reunite the state Republican Party," said state Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican. "And be a unifier, organizer, orator and fundraiser." Simple.

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