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Republican GOP nominee Darren Bailey’s pivot to the fall campaign was distracted at the Illinois State Fair Thursday by private school curriculum, cagey answers, and dinosaurs.
Democrats took over the Illinois State Fair Wednesday for Governor’s Day, expressing the utmost confidence ahead of the November General Election.
Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey defended his handling of the investigation into sexual harassment claims against former Rep. Harry Benton.
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Republican GOP nominee Darren Bailey’s pivot to the fall campaign was distracted at the Illinois State Fair Thursday by private school curriculum, cagey answers, and dinosaurs.
Democrats took over the Illinois State Fair Wednesday for Governor’s Day, expressing the utmost confidence ahead of the November General Election.
Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey defended his handling of the investigation into sexual harassment claims against former Rep. Harry Benton.
Four years ago, Governor JB Pritkzer and Republican opponent Darren Bailey held two televised debates in the final month of the campaign.
Billionaire Governor JB Pritzker has reloaded his campaign fund with another $65 million in personal dollars for the final stretch of the fall campaign.
When renovations of the State Armory building, just across the street north of the Illinois State Capitol building, some 900 state employees, many from the Governor’s office and state agencies, will work in a building with a new name.
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Everyone involved seems to be playing a very Illinois-esque blame game over the long-running Chicago Bears stadium saga that consumed the spring legislative session without a resolution and prompted the Bears to claim they’re moving forward with a stadium site in Indiana, sort of.
There are few times in politics when the legislature has an easy answer to a complicated question.
When House Speaker Chris Welch passed his first rules package in early 2021 after ascending to lead the chamber, his press release crowed about increasing “transparency” in state government. Five years later, that promise feels like a lifetime ago.
Recently, the lead negotiator on the Chicago Bears stadium proposal suggested Republicans are trying to have it “both ways,” claiming we oppose the deal while also blaming Democrats for potentially losing the team.