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Election Eve: Sounds From The Campaign Trail

If you believe the polls, the race for Illinois governor continues to be a virtual tie. The candidates spent the last day before the election trying to build momentum, and to gain any last minute support.

Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican nominee Bruce Rauner both began their mornings in Chicago before heading downstate. "Illinois jobs are up an unemployment's down. If you're breathing, we want you working in Illinois," Quinn told supporters, repeating one of his catchphrases, at a campaign office on the city's South Side.

Quinn's tour had him in Rockford, Moline, Peoria, Savoy, Marian, East St. Louis, and finally Springfield.

Rauner, a businessman, likewise hopped all over Illinois, beginning with a rally in Bloomington, where he likewise repeated a favorite phrase from the campaign trail:

"I love Illinois; this is home. Home is worth fighting for, home is worth sacrificing for," he said.

Rauner went on to Springfield, Moline and Rockford, stops at which he was joined by former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar.

Election eve for both candidates ends with Get Out the Vote events in the Chicago area.

And both have "celebration parties" scheduled in the city, for once the polls close. Of course, the election will only actually end in victory for one of them.

Libertarian nominee Chad Grimm's public schedule listed one event on Monday afternoon, in Chicago; he's trailing heavily in polls.

Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.
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