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Illinois’ Republican candidates for governor push crime as top issue despite data showing declines

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CHICAGO — It was four years ago in May that Darren Bailey declared Chicago a “crime-ridden, corrupt, dysfunctional hellhole” as he and five rivals made crime the centerpiece issue in their race to be the Republican nominee for governor.

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Illinois’ Republican candidates for governor push crime as top issue despite data showing declines

The Republican race for governor features a paradoxical narrative in which candidates loyal to President Trump are campaigning against a crime wave he says no longer exists.

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Chicago Tribune broke the news in Chicago, United States on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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