Sen. Darby Hills (R-Barrington Hills), who is locked in a contentious race with Rep. Nabeela Syed (D-Palatine), injected charged rhetoric into the race Saturday, calling the race with Syed “about good versus evil.”

She lost to Rep. Martin McLaughlin by 47 votes in 2026. Retired attorney Maria Peterson of North Barrington is back for a rematch Tuesday, and believes she’s in a position to win.

Senate Republicans have moved money out of another suburban district in an effort to save two struggling incumbents clinging to re-election hopes amid an expected blue wave.

Two years ago, the open seat race between Democrat Amy Murri Briel and Republican Liz Bishop became one of the tightest races in the state. Briel won the race by 595 votes.

Life has moved quickly for Rep. Jessica Dixon Heitman (D-Plainfield) since July. Starting the summer as a stay-at-home mom and small business owner, she started the fall as a State Representative locked in one of the most competitive races legislative races anywhere in the state.

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.