An Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate is making a campaign stop in Aledo this weekend ahead of next month’s primary election.
Darren Bailey will be holding a campaign event at Cheers on Main from noon to 1 p.m. on Saturday. He also campaigned in Aledo during his unsuccessful 2022 run for governor.
The stop in Aledo is part of Bailey’s seven-day bus tour around the state. He will also be making appearances in Silvis and Monmouth on Saturday.
Bailey, a former state senator, won the 2022 Republican nomination for Illinois governor in a landslide before losing to incumbent Democrat JB Pritzker by nearly 13 percentage points in the general election.
James Mendrick, Ted Dabrowski and Rick Heidner are also running for the Republican nomination for Illinois governor.
Pritzker is running unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Josh Higgins, who is challenging incumbent State Rep. Norrine Hammond in the primary, will also be at the event.
The primary election is March 17.