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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.
Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
Illinois GOP conservatives call for new party leadership. Kevin Bessler. January 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM. Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, during a news conference ©BlueRoomSteam
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 ...
The 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Illinois, concurrently with the 2022 Illinois general election. Gubernatorial candidates ran on tickets with candidates for lieutenant governor .
The 2024 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 19, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 64 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis. [2] The contest was held alongside primaries in Arizona, Florida, Kansas, and Ohio.
Gov. JB Pritzker and 16 Illinois Democrats sent a letter to OMB Director Russell Vought on Tuesday demanding the Trump administration release $1.88 billion in federal funding to Illinois.