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Pritzker compares Illinois GOP to QAnon after state Senate rejects parole board appointees

Pritzker pronounced the GQP acronym slowly and carefully in response to a question about Monday’s state Senate vote. It’s been used by some Democrats nationally to label Republicans as the “Grand QAnon Party,” more interested in dismantling government and chasing dark conspiracy theories than…

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Questions remain as resentencing initiative championed by Kim Foxx is slow out of the gate in Cook County

Cook County prosecutors’ new effort to reduce sentences for some longtime inmates — hailed by State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and other reform advocates as a way to right the wrongs of the tough-on-crime era — will have an uphill climb before some judges, if its first week in court is…

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Darren Bailey and Jesse Sullivan win lottery for first and last spots on primary ballot

But does ballot position matter? Some experts say no. “It’s tradition. It’s part of the summer camp aspect of campaigning,” said political science professor Christopher Mooney. “But does it have an impact on average? No, it doesn’t. But again, in an individual case, who’s to say?”

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Republican Gary Rabine touts support of ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn

The endorsement comes less than two weeks after Michael Flynn appeared before the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, during which the former national security adviser exercised his Fifth Amendment right.

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Hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin’s support for the rest of the so-called ‘Griffin Slate’ still a mystery

Griffin, who donated $20 million to Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s campaign for governor over a month ago, hasn’t given a dime to the other members of the slate. Most won’t say whether they have spoken with Griffin or anyone on his team about what financial support might be coming.

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Campaign 2022 kicks off with ‘camaraderie,’ coffee and catcalls — as candidates line up to get on the ballot

It was the first day of the weeklong period for candidates to file their nominating petitions for federal, state and local offices on the June primary ballot. The Illinois State Board of Elections headquarters didn’t open until 8 a.m. But that didn’t stop candidates and staffers from gathering…

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Fact-check: Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin playing numbers game with claim he reduced homicides by 40% his first year in office

Irvin chose to compare the two years that reflect the largest downturn in homicides. Six were committed in Aurora in 2017 and four in 2018. Overall, however, homicides have fluctuated under his tenure. Using his math, the homicide rate during his second year in office jumped by 200%, from four…

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Former Rauner challenger Jeanne Ives backs Darren Bailey for governor, taking jabs at primary rival Richard Irvin

Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives, who ran against former Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary in 2018, endorsed Darren Bailey for “his courage and experience” and warned rivals Richard Irvin and Avery Bourne “cannot be trusted.”

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Billionaire Ken Griffin hits Pritzker hard on crime, but his firms have millions invested in gun and ammunition makers, records show

Griffin’s hedge fund and market-maker firm reported more than $86 million in investments and holdings in such companies as of December. A company spokesman says Griffin doesn’t choose Citadel’s stock holdings.

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Incumbents in electoral trouble include Pritzker, Lightfoot, Democratic analyst says

Billionaire Ken Griffin has pumped $20 million into the gubernatorial campaign of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, who’s seeking the GOP nomination. And Lightfoot could face a challenge from Arne Duncan, the former U.S. education secretary.

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Richard Irvin’s tough-on-crime campaign for Illinois governor ignores his years as criminal defense attorney

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As a Republican candidate for governor, Richard Irvin has promoted himself as a no-nonsense, law-and-order candidate who as a onetime prosecutor put “gangsters, drug dealers and wife beaters” in jail.

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Ex-Illinois Gov. Edgar warns: To beat Gov. Pritzker, other Dems, GOP gov nominee should not ‘scare part of the state’

Edgar, a Republican, said on the Sun-Times "At the Table" talk show, "There’s no doubt Trump has a huge following in Downstate Illinois."

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Ken Griffin donates $20 million to Richard Irvin GOP governor campaign

Irvin, the Aurora mayor, faces four rivals in the GOP primary for governor.

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Pritzker ties GOP challengers to Trump’s ‘big lie’ and other ‘crazy things’ ex-president says

GOP hopefuls accused the sitting Democratic governor of "deflecting" from real issues. "Pritzker has to focus on Trump because he can’t talk about the COVID chaos he has created, Republican rival Gary Rabine said.

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A Richard Irvin radio interview gave his GOP primary opponents a chance to pounce

Irvin told WJPF Radio host Tom Miller, "I’ve always been opposed to mandates." But it has been known that he strongly supported state mandates as mayor of Aurora.

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Top GOP donors pony up for Richard Irvin in governor’s race — but Ken Griffin not yet among them

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin put his first round of cash to use with a television ad portraying himself as a law-and-order candidate who "shut down the riots" as mayor amid 2020 civil unrest in Aurora, claiming he "called in the guard" to quell looting — although in reality, that power…

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It’s obvious Richard Irvin is a Republican

Irvin may not make it through the primary, but if he does win, he has a shot at giving Pritzker a run for his money,

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Lightfoot slams Republicans running for governor over making Chicago crime a campaign issue

"Vilifying the economic engine of your state just strikes me as a really foolhardy strategy," Mayor Lori Lightfoot told the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Mayor of Illinois' 2nd-largest city announces GOP bid for governor with tough-on-crime message

CHICAGO — Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor Monday, stressing his background as a former county prosecutor to focus on a tough-on-crime message the GOP is hoping will play well against Democrats this year.

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Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin jumps into GOP Illinois primary for governor

A slate of Republicans led by the Aurora mayor may get the backing of billionaire Ken Griffin.

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