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In an American political tradition as long-standing as gearing up for a re-election bid, Illinois' two senators, Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk have made "gentleman's wagers" on the World Series with Ohio's two senators, (R) Rob Portman, and (D) Sherrod Brown.

As the race for the Republican nomination for President heats up, we can't forget about important U.S. Senate races across the county. And we have what could be the most hotly-contested race right here in Illinois. Democrats believe U.S. Senator Mark Kirk is highly vulnerable as a sitting Republican in what's been a pretty blue state in the past few decades...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network While some Republicans have begun to criticize Gov. Bruce Rauner's demands in the budget battle, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk isn't among them. Kirk has close political ties to Rauner, being a staunch supporter of his campaign and having several former aides now working in Rauner's administration...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) will have a primary challenger. Oswego businessman James Marter is entering the race, claiming Kirk’s stances against defunding Planned Parenthood and for gun control have made him little different than Democrats in the Senate...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Anti-abortion protesters repeatedly reference U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's stroke in demanding he switch his position on defunding Planned Parenthood. Kirk was the only Republican in the U.S. Senate to oppose the defunding effort after an anti-abortion group began releasing videos claiming to show Planned Parenthood selling fetal tissue...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s campaign is denying accusations of using political donations for Kirk’s personal expenses. Kirk put a caregiver on his campaign payroll, with the arrangement that Kirk would personally pay for the live-in caregiver’s help for 2 to 4 hours per day, while his campaign committee, Kirk for Senate, would hire the caregiver as a full-time empl

Former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, now President of the Heritage Foundation, joined us on the show this week to discuss defunding Planned Parenthood, the details of the Iran deal, and the accomplishment of shutting down the Export-Import Bank. DeMint told us it's just not right to force pro-life Americans to continue to fund Planned Parenthood to the tune of $500 million every year...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Cracking down on illegal guns flowing into Illinois is the goal of new legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.). Kirk's bill targets both buyers and sellers. It would make it a federal crime for a seller to transfer two or more firearms to someone they may suspect can't legally own a gun, or any buyer to acquire two or more guns if they suspect t

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has two words of advice for Donald Trump, and only one if he’s speaking Spanish. “There’s a good Spanish word…callate, to Trump, which is ‘shut up,'” Kirk said...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network The clock is ticking on the federal Highway Trust Fund, and both of Illinois’ U.S. Senators are against settling for any short-term extension. The fund supports highway and transit projects around the country, but since 2005, Congress hasn’t been able to pass a long-term transportation funding bill, instead passing 33 short-term fixes...