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Name: Illinois GOP rift deepens as former leader backs Pritzker over Bailey | The Chicago Report
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Description: Former Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin is endorsing Gov. JB Pritzker over Darren Bailey, exposing deep divisions within the state Republican Party as the governor’s race heats up.

Illinois GOP rift deepens as former leader backs Pritzker over Bailey | The Chicago Report

Published Tuesday, Oct. 6

Former Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin is endorsing Gov. JB Pritzker over Darren Bailey, exposing deep divisions within the state Republican Party as the governor’s race heats up.