* First, you get a text message…

The link takes you to a RealDarrenBailey.com page, which has a link to a Mark Maxwell story and this quick video…

* Yesterday, Bailey told his Facebook audience that he and his people “weren’t allowed in the room” when Irvin spoke to the Illinois Sheriffs Association in Peoria, even though Bailey had spoken ahead of Irvin…

But can you imagine what the mayor of a sanctuary city, what the mayor of someone who has propped up and praised everything Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot have done, what the mayor of anyone who has indeed, pushed back on his police force, could you imagine what he could have possibly said to the Illinois Sheriffs Association?

Yet there are some sheriffs who have who have signed on to this slate, this slate of people who are running with Mayor Irvin. Friends, get that list. Find out if your people in your community, elected officials are on that list, and go talk to them and ask them what on earth are they thinking? And here’s what they’re going to tell you. They’re going to tell you well, he’s probably going to win because he’s got more money. That’s all they’re going to tell you. And that’s really all they probably care about is the money. Friends I’ve been telling you from day one, money is not going to win this election. Grass roots is going to win this election. We have the grassroots by the grace of God ever since I sued and won against JB Pritzker on July 2nd of 2020, ever since I stood up against the mask mandate, and got kicked out of General Assembly in August of 2020, the grassroots movement has been building because I and others have been standing for you since day one. People understand that. So that’s why we have over 100,000 followers on our Facebook page, continue to share and push out and get people to come along and join our group. That’s why we have over now well over 10,000 active workers throughout the state people out distributing signs, setting up meet and greets, gathering petitions.

Also yesterday, while some House Republicans were, for the second day in a row, refusing to wear face masks in their chamber, Bailey was dutifully wearing his face-covering in the Senate.

* Meanwhile, the Irvin campaign had a little fun with the governor on Twitter this morning…

* But this was more serious…

The Richard Irvin for Illinois Campaign today is calling on J.B. Pritzker to disclose the actual recommendation he received from the Prisoner Review Board (PRB) in a case where the governor pardoned a convicted arsonist with Democratic political connections, clearing the path for the arsonist to become a fire chief.

“The governor owes an explanation to every firefighter, first responder and family in Illinois as to why he would clear the path for an arsonist to become a fire chief because it defies all logic,” said Irvin Spokesperson Eleni Demertzis. “Given the arsonist’s Democratic political connections, the governor should immediately release the recommendation he received from the Prisoner Review Board.”

Under statute, the Illinois Prisoner Review Board is not allowed to publicly disclose their recommendations to the governor, however, the statute imposes no such restrictions on the governor.

The Governor’s Office had no problem releasing the full PRB file to The Capitol Fax Blog yesterday, so there is no reason the governor cannot release the recommendation of the board.

The PRB recommendations are confidential, and always have been.