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GOP candidates for Illinois governor target Irvin in first full public debate

WGLT | By Dave McKinney
Published June 3, 2022 at 8:30 AM CDT
All six candidates for Illinois governor met for a debate Thursday evening held by ABC 7 Chicago, Univision Chicago and the League of Women Voters of Illinois, including Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin (left) and State Sen. Darren Bailey.
Anthony Vazquez, Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere / Chicago Sun-Times
All six candidates for Illinois governor met for a debate Thursday evening held by ABC 7 Chicago, Univision Chicago and the League of Women Voters of Illinois, including Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin (left) and State Sen. Darren Bailey.

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Dave McKinney
Dave McKinney, state politics reporter at WBEZ, spent 19 years as the Chicago Sun-Times Springfield bureau chief with additional stops at Reuters and the Daily Herald. His work also has been published in Crain’s Chicago Business, the New York Times and Chicago Magazine.
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