Darren Bailey allegedly threatened by Chicago man – Chicago Tribune

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Darren Bailey allegedly threatened by Chicago man – Chicago Tribune

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A Chicago man was arrested earlier this week for allegedly threatened to “mutilate and kill” Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey in a voicemail left in one of Bailey’s offices, police said in a report.

The alleged threat against Bailey comes less than two weeks before the general election in which the Republican state senator from Xenia is running incumbent Democratic governor JB Pritzker.

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102 2 minutes read