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SJ-R's Bernie Schoenburg Breaks Down The Mayoral Race

Rachel Otwell/WUIS

Tuesday is the day Springfield decides who will be its new mayor. The race is between Paul Palazollo, currently the Sangamon County Auditor, and Springfield City Treasurer Jim Langfelder. Political writer for The State Journal-Register, Bernie Schoenburg, has been following city politics for over 20 years. He tells us why the candidates have been talking trash (literally) and what he thinks each could excel at, and where they could fall short. He also tells us why he thinks Langfelder will be the winner: 

Rachel Otwell of the Illinois Times is a former NPR Illinois reporter.
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