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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tina Sfondeles

High-rise in a ‘hellhole’? Republican Bailey living on North Michigan Avenue to ‘immerse’ himself in the city he keeps dissing

Chicago farmer? Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey speaks to the media about crime in Chicago during a news conference Tuesday. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

It’s not quite like former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne moving into Cabrini-Green — but Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey is now living in the former John Hancock Center, one of Chicago’s most iconic high-rises, to “immerse” himself “in the culture” of a city he’s repeatedly dubbed a “hellhole.” 

Bailey, a downstate farmer and state senator, confirmed he’s living in Chicago while holding an impromptu news conference in the West Loop on Tuesday afternoon at an intersection where two tourists were mugged Monday.

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