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The Illinois Republican Party was organized at the Bloomington Convention in Major's Hall in Bloomington on May 29, 1856. Its founding members came from the former Whig Party in Illinois after its members joined with several powerful local political factions including, notably, the Independent Democrat movement of Chicago that helped elect James Hutchinson Woodworth Mayor in 1848.
The Illinois Freedom Caucus, made up of six state representatives and one senator, is accusing House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, of playing “silly games” after she denied several ...
The Government of Illinois, under the State of Illinois Constitution, has three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The State's executive branch is split into several statewide elected offices, with the Governor as chief executive and head of state, and has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions.
Republican: 25th January 7, 1867 26th 24 William M. Smith: Republican: 27th January 4, 1871 25 Shelby Moore Cullom: Republican: 28th January 8, 1873 26 Elijah M. Haines: Independent: 29th January 6, 1875 27 James Shaw: Republican: 30th January 3, 1877 28 William A. James: Republican: 31st January 8, 1879 29 Horace H. Thomas: Republican: 32nd ...
Then-U.S. Senate candidate and now Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi gestures toward supporters as she leave the stage after speaking at the Republican Day Rally at the Illinois State Fair Thursday ...
Embattled Illinois state GOP Chairman Don Tracy resigned Wednesday, ending his more than three-year run and furthering a chaotic period of leadership for a political organization bordering on ...
Historically, Illinois was a critical swing state leaning marginally towards the Republican Party. [3] Between its admission into the Union and 1996, it voted for the losing candidate just six times - in 1824, 1840, 1848, 1884, 1916, and 1976.
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Republicans used their day at the State Fair Thursday to blame Democrats for crime, inflation and tax increases while urging a focus on policies, not personality as they ...