FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Republican leaders urge supporters to mobilize ahead of November election at Illinois State Fair.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/republican-candidates-midterm-election-share-message-unity-2026-illinois-state-fair/19709027/
NBC5
— What it’s like to live without power as thousands struggle for days in northwest Indiana. As of 4 p.m. Thursday, they are among 68,000 customers still without power as a result of last week’s catastrophic storms. DD: The more that overhead lines bring power to your home, the more that those lines are near trees, the more that I recommend getting a whole-house backup electric generator.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-its-like-to-live-without-power-as-thousands-struggle-for-days-in-northwest-indiana/3978094/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/thousands-without-power-in-nw-indiana-after-pole-fire-downed-lines/3978066/
WGN9
— Republicans look to focus messaging during GOP Day at the Illinois State Fair.
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/republicans-look-to-focus-messaging-during-gop-day-at-the-illinois-state-fair/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYwubVSMr3M
— Darren Bailey tries to stay on message on Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/darren-bailey-tries-to-stay-on-message-on-republican-day-at-the-illinois-state-fair/
WTTW & HERALD REVIEW & EVANSTON NOW
— Amid Democratic scandals, Illinois Republicans hoping to flip legislative seats.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/08/20/amid-democratic-scandals-illinois-republicans-hoping-flip-legislative-seats
https://herald-review.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_79c8ae4e-ed69-541b-85c3-ccb6c16b0104.html
https://evanstonnow.com/illinois-gop-hopes-to-flip-legislative-seats/
WTTW & WQAD & CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
https://news.wttw.com/2026/08/20/trump-barely-mentioned-illinois-republicans-focus-common-enemy-pritzker
— With Trump barely mentioned, Illinois Republicans focus on common enemy: Pritzker. GOP officeholders, candidates lay blame for high prices, taxes on Democrats.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/trump-barely-mentioned-illinois-republicans-focus-pritzker-capitol-news/526-a078daa5-b980-4ba1-99d9-e99d1383db4c
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/with-trump-barely-mentioned-illinois-republicans-focus-on-common-enemy-pritzker/
WBEZ
— As Trump pushes sweeping changes to mail voting, here’s where things stand in Illinois. In Illinois, there have been no major changes to voting — though voters are confused about their rights, including whether they need to bring proof of citizenship to the ballot box. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.wbez.org/elections/2026/08/20/donald-trump-changes-mail-in-voting-illinois-outlook-explainer
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders use the state fair to badmouth Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/20/republican-day-illinois-state-fair/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Republicans set state fair sights on Gov. JB Pritzker and ‘flat-out crazy’ Democrats. GOP governor nominee Darren Bailey and other Republicans mostly steered clear of mentioning President Donald Trump as they kicked off their run to the general election.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2026/08/20/darren-bailey-illinois-republicans-state-fair-pritzker
DAILY HERALD
— Amid Democratic scandals, Illinois Republicans hoping to flip legislative seats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260820/illinois-state-politics/illinois-republicans-are-hoping-to-buck-historic-midterm-election-trends-by-focusing-on-affordabilit/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Republicans bash economic outlook under Gov. Pritzker.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/08/20/illinois-republicans-bash-gov-pritzker-downplay-trump-at-state-fair/91384412007/
WAND TV
— Republicans bash Pritzker, push for red wave during GOP Day at Illinois State Fair.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/republicans-bash-pritzker-push-for-red-wave-during-gop-day-at-illinois-state-fair/article_30b3253f-7226-4cc7-985e-c9e7bece2cb4.html
DAILY NEWS LINE
— Illinois Democrats position state party’s success as an example for Democrats nationwide at Annual Governor’s Day.
https://www.thedailyline.com/illinois-democrats-state-party-success-example-nationwide-governor-day
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Illinois Republicans fire back on their day at the Illinois State Fair. Bailey: Pritzker only agreed to one debate because he’s afraid I’ll win.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-illinois-republicans-fire-back-on-their-day-at-the-illinois-state-fair/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-583/
— Campaign roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/20/campaign-roundup-13/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker’s financial disclosure less transparent than Trump’s. Rules are stricter for federal officials than for Illinois politicians.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-financial-disclosure-laws-pritzker/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pentagon orders 30 colleges to sever ‘problematic’ ties to China, Russia, Iran.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/20/pentagon-cracks-colleges-security-protocols/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MIAMI HERALD
— Republican voters nominated Floridians in primaries, not carpetbaggers. DD: My critics/opponents in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton have always stressed that I have lived in the aforesaid only since I was 29 in 1978, that I have never attended any schools there, that I have never attended any churches there, and that I have never raised any children there.
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/article316939032.html
NPR
— 400,000 kids are on waitlists for federal childcare assistance. DD: Because those who need/want/demand government assistance vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly provide more government assistance.
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5920326/childcare-assistance-waitlists
