Darren Bailey

Move would subject those orgs to open meetings, FOIA laws; Pritzker campaign calls it a stunt that would hurt small nonprofits

The four Republican Party candidates for governor of Illinois told a Central Illinois audience Thursday evening they favor property tax caps, pension reform, ending Illinois' status as a "sanctuary state," and rolling back the SAFE-T criminal justice reform act which ended cash bail.

Less than three weeks after a helicopter crash claimed the lives of his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, Darren Bailey said late Monday that he will move forward with his campaign for governor.

Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey’s campaign says his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in a helicopter crash in Montana.

Republican Darren Bailey stopped in Bloomington as part of a three-leg tour announcing another run for governor of Illinois.

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

The Republican primary in the state’s most conservative congressional district is between two candidates who were endorsed by former President Donald Trump in separate races two years ago.

Former GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey is cozying up to Donald Trump as Bailey considers challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost. “What President Trump went through yesterday could happen to anyone [sic] of us for any reason!” Bailey wrote on Wednesday.

While results are not official until certified by the Illinois State Board of Elections on Dec. 5, the Associated Press called the race for Gov. JB Pritzker instantly upon closure of the polls at 7 p.m.

Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey stopped in Bloomington on Saturday, campaigning alongside many other GOP candidates just days ahead of the election.