A Rockford man convicted of sexually abusing a student at the high school where he taught has given Darren Bailey's campaigns money three times since 2022. Bailey visited his church in June. His campaign says it didn't know — after a reporter called.
A 2017 video resurfaced in 2022 showing Bailey minimizing the Holocaust. The ADL and leaders of both parties denounced it. Bailey's response was to claim Jewish community support — and the group he named publicly contradicted him.
Seven people were killed at an Independence Day parade and the shooter was still at large. Bailey went live to 111,000 Facebook followers and told Illinois to move on. When the state banned assault weapons, he went to court to strike the ban down.
In July, Bailey's running mate told WBEZ that claims they'd restrict abortion access were 'a flat-out lie.' This week, at a rally hosted by an anti-abortion lobbying group, he said Pritzker is 'willing to murder millions of babies.'