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Heritage Foundation chief economist Stephen Moore is an Illinois native and a University of Illinois graduate, so he has a soft spot in his heart for the Land of Lincoln. He told us in a recent interview that he believes the race for Illinois governor is the single biggest race in the country in November and echoed that sentiment in a piece last week at National Review Online...

After noticing a long trend of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin using his position to bully and intimidate regular citizens and business owners across the country, we invited Jim Oberweis back on the show to discuss the topic. Just in the past few years, Durbin has targeted e-cigarette makers, energy drink makers, Hollywood award shows, for-profit colleges, supporters of ALEC, radio stations, Walgreens, a

Current State Senator Jim Oberweis is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Dick Durbin. You already might have seen our video interview with him, focusing on the lighter side of life. But we also spend almost 45 minutes on air talking about the issues in the campaign...

U.S. Senate candidate Jim Oberweis stopped by the WROK studios on Wednesday morning to discuss his campaign challenging the incumbent Democrat Dick Durbin. We spent the better part of 45 minutes talking with him about his background and the issues that matter to voters -- stop back tomorrow for the full audio from that interview...

Riley & I welcomed Congressman Adam Kinzinger to the show on Monday, and at the top of the list of issues to cover was the continued crisis on the southern border. Tens of thousands of children have crossed into the U.S. over the past few months, and the flow shows little sign of slowing. ...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network A challenge for seven debates has been issued in Illinois’ U.S. Senate race. That’s how many times the Republican nominee, State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove), has asked to face off with U...

Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network In the race for U. S. Senate, the challenger, State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove), is going for a “two-fer” here: he’s trying to get on board the IRS issue, and also tie his opponent, incumbent U...

Last week we took a look at the latest poll in the race for Illinois Governor. Now, with five months to go until Election Day, we have our first comprehensive look at the race for U.S. Senate since the primary. Reboot Illinois and We Ask America have released the numbers and it’s good news for the incumbent, Sen...

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Oberweis is pleased that Sen. Mark S. Kirk (R-Ill.) is now supporting him. Kirk initially said he didn’t want to campaign against Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) because they have a working relationship that’s good for Illinois, and because Durbin supported Kirk while Kirk recovered from a stroke in 2012...

With the Illinois primary election on Tuesday, one of the most-frequently-asked-questions we’ll receive in the coming days is, “Where can I find more information about the candidates?” Well, here’s a place to start. Below find links to the Chicago Tribune’s in-depth profile on both potential GOP nominees...