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Illinois House 56th District Republican nominee: Jillian Rose Bernas

By  CST Editorial Board
   
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Complete coverage of the local and national primary and general election, including results, analysis and voter resources to keep Chicago voters informed.

Republican Jillian Rose Bernas of Schaumburg is running against Democrat Michelle Mussman in the 56th Illinois House district race.

The Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board sent nominees for the Illinois House of Representatives a list of questions to find out their views on a range of important issues facing the state of Illinois and their districts.

Bernas did not participate in the Sun-Times endorsement process.

SUN-TIMES 2018 ILLINOIS VOTING GUIDE

• ENDORSEMENT: Michelle Mussman for Illinois House in the 56th District

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Ahead of the historic 2018 elections, the Sun-Times is teaming up weekly with the Better Government Association, in print and online, to fact-check the truthfulness of the candidates. You can find all of the PolitiFact Illinois stories we’ve reported together here.

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