2022 election Archives - Chronicle Media

— June 28, 2022

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Democratic Secretary of State Jesse White was not on the ballot…

Bailey wins GOP nomination to challenge Pritzker
— June 28, 2022

State Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained statewide notoriety challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s pandemic executive order authority in court, will be the incumbent’s challenger in the…
Poll shows Illinoisans more moderate on abortion
— June 8, 2022

SPRINGFIELD – A new survey released this week suggests Illinoisans are more moderate on the issue of abortion than the current Democratic-controlled General Assembly, but it is unclear…
ANALYSIS: Poll shows ‘undecided’ leads GOP governor field
— May 13, 2022

We’re about a month and a half from the June 28 primary, and “undecided” was the lead vote-getter this week in a new poll of 1,000 likely GOP primary voters, with 36.9…
Judicial candidates could see limits on ‘dark money’ contributions
— April 12, 2022

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing “Session Recap” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on many of the more-than 200 measures that passed both…

Candidate interview: Anna Valencia running for secretary of state
— June 23, 2022

This story is part of Capitol News Illinois’ coverage of the race for secretary of state ahead of the Tuesday, June 28 primary. We’re reaching out to the candidates this week to…
Republican governor candidates talk Trump, Biden, ‘CRT,’ abortion and more
— May 26, 2022

SPRINGFIELD – Abortion, Jan. 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…
Pritzker signs final first-term budget ahead of reelection push
— April 19, 2022

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed his final first-term budget into law Tuesday, April 19 a roughly $46 billion spending plan buoyed by pandemic-driven revenue windfalls and…