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State Week: Candidates Making Closing Arguments of 2018 Elections

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Brian Mackey,
Charles N. Wheeler III, Daisy Contreras
Published November 2, 2018 at 5:11 PM CDT
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In the final days of the 2018 elections, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker are making their closing arguments.

National politicians like President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden were also in Illinois in the last week, mostly to stump for Congressional candidates as Democrats and Republicans vie for control of the U.S. House.

Daisy Contreras hosts with regular panelists Charlie Wheeler and Brian Mackey, and guest Mike Riopell of the Chicago Tribune.
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Brendan KellyKwame RaoulMike BostBruce RaunerPeter RoskamDonald TrumpElection 2018Rodney DavisJ.B. PritzkerRandy HultgrenErika HaroldBetsy Dirksen-LondriganJoe BidenLauren UnderwoodSean Casten
Brian Mackey
Brian Mackey hosts The 21st Show and formerly reported on state government.
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Charles N. Wheeler III
The former director of the Public Affairs Reporting (PAR) graduate program is Professor Charles N. Wheeler III, a veteran newsman who came to the University of Illinois at Springfield following a 24-year career at the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Daisy Contreras
Daisy reported on statehouse issues for our Illinois Issues project. She's a Public Affairs Reporting program graduate from the University of Illinois Springfield. She also graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and has an associates degrees from Truman College. Daisy is from Chicago where she attended Lane Tech High School.
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