More than 200 Republican leaders, candidates and activists gathered on Sept. 11 for a private event hosted by Concerned Parents of Illinois, marking a significant show of grassroots energy ahead of the 2026 election cycle.
Kevin Coyne, DuPage County GOP chair, blamed divisive political rhetoric for the assassination of Charlie Kirk, calling it part of a pattern of escalating violence.
Wheaton native Isobel Michaud is running unopposed in the Republican primary for DuPage County Board District 4, setting up a general election challenge to incumbent Democrat Mary FitzGerald Ozog in 2026.
The DuPage County GOP is deploying LED advertising trucks at “No Kings” rallies across the county this Saturday, citing it as a response to similar Democratic tactics.
DuPage County taxpayers are funding services for illegal immigrants and expanding a regional “welfare network,” according to Kristina McCloy, founder of Concerned Parents of Illinois, following the county board’s approval of a $4.8 million spending package.
DuPage County Republican Chairman Kevin Coyne said Democratic clerk candidate Paula Deacon Garcia’s reported use of an official government Facebook page for campaign activity is the latest example of mismanagement in the county’s elections office ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
DuPage GOP Chairman Kevin Coyne is blasting a wave of county salary increases as a taxpayer “tragedy,” breaking with several Republican board members who backed the measure in a vote that boosted pay for top officials by tens of thousands of dollars arguing the raises reflect excessive government spending and political overreach.
DuPage County Republican Party Chair Kevin Coyne accused “radical liberal activists” of bullying a local business into canceling a GOP event after Shoeless Joe’s Ale House & Grille in Addison withdrew as the venue for the organization’s planned Fourth of July celebration.