Internal concerns among House Republicans have bubbled over in recent days, as some caucus members have openly wondered about the future of House GOP Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) if the House GOP loses a significant number of seats on November 3.

The Senate Republican campaign arm denied Thursday it has “pulled out” of the race to save appointed incumbent Sen. Darby Hills (R-Barrington Hills), who has struggled in her high profile battle with Rep. Nabeela Syed (D-Palatine) in the northwest suburban 26th District.

Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton and former Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy squared off in an hourlong televised forum Tuesday night two weeks before voters choose one of them to represent Illinois in the United States Senate.

House Democrats are dumping $1 million each into TV ads in the two of their most hotly competitive suburban districts ahead of Election Day in two weeks.

Governor JB Pritzker said Monday if Democrats aren’t successful in the 2026 midterms, Republicans won’t allow a “fair election” in 2028.

Campaign finance reports filed Thursday show Democrats burying Republicans in a blizzard of spending in the fall campaign.