{"id":35478,"date":"2026-04-15T16:51:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=35478"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:59:05","slug":"gop-governor-candidate-darren-bailey-moves-into-chicago-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/35478-gop-governor-candidate-darren-bailey-moves-into-chicago-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Governor Candidate Darren Bailey Moves Into Chicago Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey seeking to center campaign around attracting Chicago area, moderate voters<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By BEN SZALINSKI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capitol News Illinois<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"mailto:bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Article Summary<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey has moved into an apartment in Chicago as he seeks to improve his outreach to voters in the state\u2019s most populous region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey lived in a Michigan Avenue skyscraper during his failed 2022 campaign. He said he wants to more intentionally focus on winning votes in the Chicago area this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey also openly condemned remarks by President Donald Trump this week attacking the pope. Bailey said his request for Trump to apologize shows he can speak his own mind.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPRINGFIELD \u2014 Darren Bailey isn\u2019t just trying to win over voters \u2014 he wants this year&#8217;s campaign to be an impressive experience for Chicago residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking to Capitol News Illinois on Wednesday before taking the stage at the annual Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day in Springfield, the Republican nominee for governor said he\u2019s moved into an apartment on Chicago\u2019s near South Side that will serve as a sort of \u201cheadquarters\u201d for his Chicago-area campaign operation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not an entirely unusual move for Bailey, a former state lawmaker and farmer from Clay County \u2014 about four hours south of the city. He lived in the building formerly known as the John Hancock Center on Michigan Avenue <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/elections\/2022\/9\/13\/23351525\/hellhole-republican-darren-bailey-chicago-john-hancock-center-north-side-downstate-pritzker-governor\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">four years<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ago with a similar goal, though it didn\u2019t pay off as he lost the race by 12 percentage points to Gov. JB Pritzker. He only received about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cboeprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net\/prod\/2023-12\/Proc-2022-11-08.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15% of the vote in the city<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey hasn\u2019t always been fond of Chicago. Four years ago, he called the city a \u201chellhole\u201d \u2013 a statement he said he no longer believes. This year&#8217;s move is part of Bailey\u2019s promise to focus more on getting to know voters in the city and suburbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey said this doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s forgotten about downstate voters who propelled him to the party\u2019s nomination for a second time last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel like our base knows and understands because I communicated that continually as we were visiting within the last several months telling them that, you know, you&#8217;re not going to see a lot of us after the primary,\u201d Bailey said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/bailey-says-campaign-will-focus-on-chicago-area-after-rough-primary-night-in-suburbs\/\"><b>Bailey says campaign will focus on Chicago area after rough primary night in the suburbs<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey said he hopes a donor will help cover the apartment\u2019s cost. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ILCS\/details?MajorTopic=&amp;Chapter=&amp;ActName=Election%20Code.&amp;ActID=170&amp;ChapterID=3&amp;ChapAct=10+ILCS+5%2F&amp;SeqStart=46300000&amp;SeqEnd=52350000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State law<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> generally prohibits using campaign funds for homes but allows some gray area for candidates and public officials to \u201cdefray\u201d costs. It\u2019s common for state legislators, for example, to use campaign funds to pay for a hotel or apartment in Springfield.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apartment rent in the South Loop neighborhood starts around $2,000 per month, according to real estate group <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtownapartmentcollective.com\/chicago-neighborhoods\/south-loop\/rental-prices\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Downtown Apartment Collective<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gov. JB Pritzker\u2019s campaign said voters shouldn\u2019t believe that Bailey\u2019s changed his mind about the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Darren Bailey has spent his entire career demonizing Chicago and the people who live here,\u201d Pritzker spokesperson Alex Gough said in a statement. \u201cHe can change his address, but that doesn\u2019t change the facts. Darren Bailey is the same extreme, unsuccessful, and totally unqualified candidate he\u2019s always been. When Illinois voters reject Donald Trump\u2019s lapdog for the third time this fall, hopefully he gets the message.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Balancing a message<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey\u2019s efforts to appeal to Chicago voters have included striking a softer tone. He\u2019s also insisted that his message will be reflective of his own thoughts and not those of other Republicans. That includes President Donald Trump, who endorsed Bailey in 2022 and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/bailey-to-stay-in-governors-race-following-family-tragedy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voiced confidence in Bailey\u2019s candidacy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> again this year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Monday, Bailey called out the president\u2019s social media message bashing Pope Leo XIV\u2019s condemnation of the war in Iran. Bailey <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarrenBaileyIL\/status\/2044060995736215977?s=20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wrote in his own post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Trump should apologize. Supporters of Bailey and the president lit up the comment section criticizing him for daring to say Trump was wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI&#8217;ve always said that when I see something wrong, I&#8217;ll call it out, and I believe I always have, so I felt the necessity to say this is not right what happened here, and I believe an apology would go a long way in rectifying this,\u201d Bailey said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey said he\u2019s still open to receiving Trump\u2019s endorsement this year but doesn\u2019t feel it would influence his race. He said calling out the president\u2019s comments on the pope also give him an opportunity to say, \u201cI am my own individual; I&#8217;m here to represent you without any outside influence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI believe that my base of supporters will understand that and respect that,\u201d Bailey said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey is still quick to pull the trigger on blaming problems in Illinois on Pritzker. Asked about rising gas prices since Trump launched the war in Iran, Bailey argued high costs for gas, utilities, property taxes and other areas were a problem before the recent spike in gas prices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI believe there is an awakening and to pivot and throw all this stuff on President Trump \u2013 that&#8217;s JB Pritzker\u2019s talking points,\u201d Bailey said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While he\u2019s been focusing on addressing suburban voters, Wednesday\u2019s focus while speaking to fellow gun owners was about shoring up support from his base.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you truly are concerned about your Second Amendment rights, get out and vote because there&#8217;s an apathy that exists here as well,\u201d Bailey said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capitol News Illinois<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. 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