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A law banning political parties from waiting until after the primary election to place a state legislative candidate on the general election ballot won’t keep any Republicans from running this November.

State elections officials on Tuesday indicated they were unlikely to step in to clarify what constitutes illegal campaign coordination after voting to dismiss a complaint alleging such coordination in the 2022 campaign for governor.

A hearing officer is recommending the Illinois State Board of Elections dismiss a complaint that alleged conservative radio host and political operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated with former Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey during his 2022 campaign for governor

A year and a half after Republican Darren Bailey lost his campaign to challenge Gov. JB Pritzker, state election officials are weighing whether Bailey illegally colluded with conservative radio show host and political operative Dan Proft in the 2022 campaign.

A panel of federal appellate judges on Thursday seemed skeptical of legal arguments made on behalf of Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, who claims Illinois’ law allowing counting of mail-in ballots for two weeks after an election is in violation of federal law.

With only a few exceptions, incumbent officeholders in Illinois cruised to easy victories in primary elections Tuesday that were marked by historically low voter turnout.

Bost also has enjoyed a funding advantage, according to Federal Election Commission data, raising and spending more than $2 million through the end of February, compared to only $400,000 in spending by the Bailey campaign.

Having already contributed $145 million to his reelection campaign, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker – the wealthiest sitting politician in America – shared his considerable personal fortune with other Democratic candidates and groups in the weeks before November’s election.

Lake Forest billionaire Richard Uihlein was especially generous to the People Who Play By the Rules political action committee, which backed unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey. He gave the organization more than $13.9 million on Oct. 5 – the single-bigg

Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been sworn in for the second time as Illinois governor. Pritzker took the oath on Monday, the first Illinois governor to start a second four-year term since 2007.

With the state House and Senate firmly under Democratic control and a second term as governor locked up, is Gov. J.B. Pritzker aiming higher?"There's no plan to do anything other than be governor for the next four years," the Chicago Democrat said Wednesday.

Newly reelected Gov. J.B. Pritzker says his victory indicates that Illinois voters want the state to be a “beacon of hope and opportunity.” The Democrat focused on the job as governor in public remarks Wednesday after beating challenger Darren Bailey, a Republican state senator.

After four years that included maneuvering through the COVID-19 pandemic, the legalization of cannabis and a statewide expansion of gambling, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker won reelection on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker was crisscrossing the state Monday while his Republican challenger, state Sen. Darren Bailey, focused on the Chicago suburbs as they both made their final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday’s general election.

Here’s a look at what to expect on election night in Illinois

Bailey continued hammering away at Pritzker over issues including crime, education and state spending while Pritzker continued to cast Bailey as a conservative extremist who criticizes the state but has no plan for how to solve any problems.

While crime has dominated debate in the gubernatorial election, there’s plenty to parse in the economic policies of Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Analysis: Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey generally stuck to their talking points Thursday at their first debate on the same stage.

The candidates for Illinois governor used an hourlong debate to find different ways to call each other “liar” with Election Day fewer than five weeks away.

Questions remain over whether the elimination of cash bail in the SAFE-T Act will make McHenry County more or less safe, but the new law does not mean jail gates will swing open and alleged murderers and rapists will walk out as opponents of the law insist, legal experts say.

John Kettman, of La Salle, created Gov. JB Pritzker's and GOP candidate Darren Bailey's faces on pumpkins. This is not his first time painting politicians on pumpkins, Kettman got attention for his "Trumpkin pumpkin," as well as his Joe Biden pumpkin.

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.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's campaign said Friday he plans to participate in a forum hosted by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors after originally announcing he intended to pull out due to controversy surrounding one of the newspapers involved.

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey and his running mate Stephanie Trussell joined other down-ticket Republican candidates for campaign stop in Crystal Lake, talk SAFE-T Act, Chicago crime, and the effects of the COVID-19 shutdown.

Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey campaigns Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at Around the Clock Restaurant, 5011 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake, during a nine-city bus tour, with his running mate, lieutenant governor candidate Stephanie Trussell.

The amendment also seeks to prohibit any laws that would interfere or diminish the rights of workers to organize.

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.

GOP candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey was the keynote speaker at Sunday’s Salute to 9/11 First Responders rally at the Kane County Fairgrounds. The event was hosted by the Kane County Republican Party.

The Republican candidate for Illinois governor, Darren Bailey, on Tuesday promised to restore the death penalty and repeal a wide-ranging criminal justice overhaul that will eliminate cash bail, following a Labor Day weekend during which 11 people were killed in Chicago.

Darren Bailey, Republican candidate for governor, will make a campaign appearance in Rock Falls.

Eye on Illinois: Neither Gov. JB Pritzker nor challenger Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, has meaningfully centered the issue of the union amendment referendum n their campaign.

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday that abortion rights will be a central issue in the 2022 election, not just in his bid for reelection but in races up and down the ballot.

The Kane County Republican Party will host a Salute to 9/11 First Responders rally on Sept. 11, officials announced in a news release, with GOP candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey as speaker.

Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton make campaign stop Sunday morning in Rock Falls.

When asked directly by reporters whether they will endorse State Senator Darren Bailey for governor, most GOP candidates answered with statements insisting that they support the Republican Party’s candidates generally, but rarely saying that they support Bailey specifically.

Rep. Steve Reick took issues with comments Republican Darren Bailey made on Facebook years ago comparing abortion to the holocaust

Amid growing criticism, Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Darren Bailey on Tuesday strove to explain a past comment that the Holocaust “doesn’t even compare” with abortion.

A new poll from the firm Morning Consult showed Gov. JB Pritzker’s approval rating at 51 percent among Illinois voters, or seven points “above water” in polling lingo.

Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey has apologized for his comments he made just hours after the deadly July 4 parade shooting in Highland Park, according to a published report.

“Those are all things that we Democrats did and were able to do because Democrats balanced the budget, Democrats eliminated the bill backlog, Democrats got the credit upgrades for the state,” Gov. JB Pritzker said, referring to double bond rating upgrades the state has received

Billionaire businessmen Ken Griffin and Richard Uihlein — among the country’s biggest Republican donors — have combined to pour more than $60 million into the race. Griffin backs Irvin and Uihlein supports Bailey.

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey’s recent visit to Oswego drew not only a big crowd, but plenty of local political candidates seeking a moment in the limelight.

How to pay for schools is a dilemma that surfaces perennially in Illinois elections. Some answers recently pitched by Republican candidates for governor included doubling superintendents’ workloads and expanding voucher programs.

Speaking about high gas prices, Darren Bailey said, “All of this could be solved, or helped out greatly, with one call from the Governor, from the President of the Senate, from the Speaker of the House and begin the work that representatives are actually supposed to be doing.”

Local, state and national candidates out of the Republican Party attended a forum in McHenry County Saturday to answer questions alongside primary opponents, and speak with constituents.

Things got a bit chippy Thursday night when the six Republican candidates took the stage together for the first time for a debate in Chicago.

There was little difference among Republican candidates for Illinois governor in a televised debate Thursday when it came to questions of protecting schoolchildren from mass shootings

The football team has not finalized a departure from Soldier Field, although its owners have hired architects and consultants to draft plans for a stadium on the former racetrack property.

Abortion, January 6, Donald Trump, Critical Race Theory and whether Joe Biden is rightfully the president of the United States were the basis of questions asked to a field of six Republican candidates for Illinois governor

While all candidates expressed horror at the tragedy, responses from a policy standpoint in the GOP Illinois Governor primary ranged from saying more needs to be done to support police and treat mental health to candidates saying more guns are needed in schools