We Endorse Sen. Chris Balkema – It’s Time to Go on Offense

Written by David E. Smith

For more than two decades, Republicans have been in the minority in the Illinois Senate. Democrats have held a veto-proof supermajority for much of that time. After losing five more seats in the 2026 general election, Illinois Senate Republicans should be asking themselves a simple question. How much worse does it have to get before we change course?

State Senator John Curran of Downers Grove has led the Republican caucus for nearly four years.… Continue Reading