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Obama’s former Senate seat and the governor’s office are up for grabs in 2010. The GOP is likely to emerge from the Illinois primary on Tuesday with candidates who can compete well in this blue state.

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Illinois Primary On Tuesday: Is Obama’s State Up For Grabs–
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and the Illinois governorship, held by Democrats, are GOP November takeover targets as voters head to the polls for Tuesday’s primary, the earliest in the nation for the 2010 election cycle.

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Snow hits Illinois primary: how bad weather changes elections – Christian Science Monitor
Bad weather may have depressed turnout among Chicago voters in Illinois' primary elections for governor and the Senate seat once held by Obama. …

Illinois primary: how the Scott Brown win has changed strategies – Christian Science Monitor
Grain elevators are seen in the background next to an Illinois primary election polling place in Buckhart, Ill., on Tuesday. By Mark Guarino Staff writer …

Illinois primary day: The year of the outsider (continued)– – Washington Post (blog)
Illinois voters head to the polls today to pick nominees for governor, Senate and a variety of House races. Looking for an overarching theme in the voting– …

Illinois primary today – Quad City Times
Larry Fisher Illinois primary election voters fill out ballots at their polling place, Collision Repair on the Avenue in the Cities in East Moline. …

What if Illinois threw a primary and nobody voted– – True/Slant
It's primary time in Illinois (and groundhog day), and I've awakened from a winter slumber. Around these parts, we go to the polls in February and I've …

Live blogging: Election primary 2010 – Suburban Life Publications
6:30 pm — As a lifelong member of the South Side Irish, I'm accustomed to having the Illinois primary fall on or near a very special holiday — but Groundhog …

Voters Cast Ballot In Illinois Primary – MyWabashValley
A field of democrats are up for the Illinois senate seat once held by President Obama. Republicans are expected to choose Congressman Mark Kirk as their …

Illinois House primary cheat sheet – Politico
Also worth watching: Illinois's eighth congressional district, where a field of Republicans ” led by businessman Dirk Beveridge and Long Grove Village …

Anger Fuels Illinois Primary – Newser
(Newser) ” Tomorrow Illinois holds the nation's first primary for this year's elections, …

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1st Primary Of Year To Decide Showdown In Illinois
Illinois political chaos a pain in neck for Obama.

Illinois showdown marks first 2010 primary
Illinois Democrats are choosing Tuesday between candidates who bloodied each other in an ugly battle for the gubernatorial nomination, while optimistic Republicans are deciding who will try to seize the executive mansion..

Nation’s First Primary Sets Stage for Illinois Showdown
The first primary of 2010 will determine which Democrats will run for governor and the U.S. Senate..

Illinois showdown marks first 2010 primary
Illinois Democrats are choosing Tuesday between candidates who bloodied each other in an ugly battle for the gubernatorial nomination, while optimistic Republicans are deciding who will try to seize the executive mansion from a Democratic Party weakened by infighting and scandal..

Midterm Season Opens With Primary in Illinois
Voters went to the polls on Tuesday across Illinois, where Republicans are eager to make inroads in November..

Illinois Primary: Senate And Governors Races At Stake
CHICAGO — Illinois Democrats are choosing Tuesday between candidates who bloodied each other in an ugly battle for the gubernatorial nomination, while optimistic Republicans are deciding who will try to seize the executive mansion from a Democratic Party weakened by infighting and scandal. The nominees who emerge from the nation’s first primary will fight for the chance to run a state so deep in debt that it can’t pay bills on time and must consider painful service cuts, higher taxes or both. The governor’s office isn’t the only Republican target. They also hope Democratic disarray will let them capture the Senate seat formerly held by President Barack Obama. In the governor’s race, incumbent Pat Quinn is seeking a full term after being thrust into office a year ago when his predecessor was brought down by corruption charges. It initially appeared Quinn would easily win the Democratic nomination. But that was before the disclosure that a secret early release program for prison inmates had included some violent offenders. It also was before his opponent, Comptroller Dan Hynes, introduced an ad featuring old footage of the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington – a revered figure to many black voters – harshly criticizing Quinn. Quinn responded by linking Hynes, whose office regulates cemetery finances, to the scandal at a historic black cemetery outside Chicago where bodies were double-stacked in graves or simply dumped in the weeds. He alleged Hynes ignored the atrocities at Burr Oak Cemetery, the resting place of civil rights-era lynching victim Emmett Till and other prominent African-Americans, because he lacks “human decency.” The Republican candidates for governor also attacked each other at times, but most of their exchanges focused on who was most adamantly opposed to raising taxes. Polls suggested the top contenders were state Sen.

Illinois Primary 2010: Governor, Senate Seat And Cook County Board President Up For Grabs
At a time of economic turmoil and with the country seemingly divided politically, Illinois voters will have a chance to vote on the first round of candidates for governor, senator and Cook County Board President on Tuesday. After months of mudslinging, it can be difficult for voters to divide fact from fiction, so we narrowed down the most popular candidates in each race and briefly described what they claim to be about. Check them out–and decide for yourself: More on Photo Galleries.

Illinois Primary On Tuesday: Is Obama’s State Up For Grabs–
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and the Illinois governorship, held by Democrats, are GOP November takeover targets as voters head to the polls for Tuesday’s primary, the earliest in the nation for the 2010 election cycle..

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