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Where do GOP candidates sit with fundraising as Pritzker war chest grows?Jan 19, 2026 7:31 pm - With just eight weeks until the March 17 primary, campaign finance records show two Republican gubernatorial newcomers better funded than the party’s 2022 standard-bearer.
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Bailey talks Bears stadium as GOP gubernatorial candidates pile on PritzkerJan 13, 2026 8:23 pm - Giving millions in taxpayer dollars to the football team’s owners is a tough call for political candidates but so is watching the Bears become Hoosiers.
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Needling Trump as 2028 looms: Inside JB Pritzker’s all-of-the-above media strategyJan 12, 2026 1:37 pm - Amid clashes with President Donald Trump, JB Pritzker has shifted to an all-channels media strategy — national TV, podcasts and social creators — to shape perceptions of Chicago and raise his national profile heading into 2028.
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GOP race for governor tightens up after Severino removed from ballotJan 08, 2026 2:43 pm - Illinois State Board of Elections staff said the nomination petitions were short by 252 signatures of the 5,000 minimum required.
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Krishnamoorthi, Mendrick survive challenges, but some candidates knocked outDec 09, 2025 6:59 pm - Objections against Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi’s and DuPage Sheriff James Mendrick’s petitions were dismissed.
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Pritzker ramps up accountability panel focused on alleged ICE abusesNov 20, 2025 5:40 pm - The Illinois Accountability Commission is continuing to ramp up even as the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in the Chicago region winds down, at least for now.
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Taxes, sanctuary status and electability key issues in GOP gubernatorial joustNov 11, 2025 6:39 pm - Republicans Ted Dabrowski, Aaron Del Mar and James Mendrick debate who could defeat Gov. JB Pritzker in early gubernatorial clash.
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‘It reminds us why we fight’: Bailey presses on after loss of son, grandkids in crashNov 11, 2025 10:27 am - “This tragedy changed our family for ever, but it also reminds us why we fight,” Bailey said with his wife, Cindy, in a video posted on Facebook.
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22 — yes, 22 — candidates running for Durbin’s Senate seat; 7 seek GOP governor nominationNov 04, 2025 6:28 pm - A farmer, a sheriff and an electrician are among the candidates as the filing period for the March 17 primary ends.
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Gubernatorial candidates file amid Bailey tragedy; Trump and Pritzker offer condolencesOct 27, 2025 1:27 pm - Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and representatives for his rival in the 2022 gubernatorial race, Republican Darren Bailey, were among the first candidates to file Monday for the March 17 primary election.
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