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A Look At Tight IL Legislative Races

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Jamey Dunn-Thomason

Published October 7, 2014 at 12:37 PM CDT

As election day nears, legislative races are hotly contested in some parts of the state. We preview those and look at the odds of a Republican take-over in the Illinois House or Senate. We spoke with the Daily Herald's Mike Riopell for this interview:

To read Riopell's story about legislative races, CLICK HERE.