Articles filed under Governor
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Pritzker, Bailey show clear divide on crime, abortion in candidates forumOct 02, 2022 7:10 am - There was no middle ground between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state Sen. Darren Bailey at a rancorous candidates' forum Friday, where the issue of crime loomed large. The Ch...
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Watch candidates for governor discuss issues in IllinoisOct 01, 2022 7:35 am - In a joint interview hosted by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors, candidates for Illinois incumbent Democrat J.B. Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bai...
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Pritzker in Aurora advocates for gun reform as Bailey warns about Safe-T ActSep 28, 2022 6:16 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker advocated for a statewide ban on what have been called assault weapons as well as high-capacity magazines at an event Tuesday in Aurora where two moth...
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'Workers' Rights Amendment': What's in it and how Democrats and Republicans are sizing it upSep 22, 2022 6:44 am - Editor's note: An updated version of the story clarifies the use of "Workers Rights Amendment." As gubernatorial rival Darren Bailey campaigned downstate Monday, Go...
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Pritkzer, Bailey continue to throw down on crimeSep 14, 2022 2:03 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and gubernatorial rival Sen. Darren Bailey escalated their throwdown over crime rates in Chicago with eight weeks to go before the Nov. 8 election. Th...
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Pritzker focuses on abortion rights, Trussell on crime in dueling campaign stopsAug 31, 2022 2:19 pm - Diverging messages about abortion rights and violent crime played out Tuesday in campaign stops by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican nominee for lieutenant governor Step...
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Pritzker barnstorms the suburbs as race against Bailey heats upAug 25, 2022 11:20 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker used the suburbs and a major trade union Wednesday as backdrops to tout his labor-friendly platform and poke his gubernatorial rival, Republican state...
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Bailey, Pritzker face off in agriculture forumAug 25, 2022 8:58 am - The candidates for Illinois governor faced questioning about their agriculture-related policies Wednesday in an outbuilding on a McLean County farm. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's...
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Daily Herald opinion: Bailey's 'hellhole' comments a divisive and detrimental attention grabAug 25, 2022 8:43 pm - This editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board When Darren Bailey called Chicago a hellhole twice in a single day of campaigning last w...
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Darren Bailey internet posts deride Islam, transgender communityAug 11, 2022 2:36 pm - A series of internet postings by GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey cast new light on his views of such issues as the validity of the Islamic faith, Chicago Public ...