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Despite current concerns over gathering crowds amid the outbreak of COVID-19, the Illinois Primary is currently scheduled to go ahead on Tuesday.

With 8 Democrats having thrown their hats into the upcoming Illinois governor's race, the field is proving to be a crowded one. Add one more name to the mix, this time on the Republican side. William J. Kelly is hoping to knock off Bruce Rauner in the gubernatorial primary on March 20.

Here in Illinois, we've been battered and bruised by negative political ads for the last month or so, and many of us are tired of them. Today is primary election day, so after today we should get a little respite before the ads start up again leading to the November elections.

When folks in Pelham, New Hampshire reflect back on the primary of 2016, they'll think about who won (Trump and Sanders), who lost (everyone else), and a giant pig that decided primary day in the Granite State was a great day to make a break for it. Maybe the unnamed pig just wanted to be the first one at the farm to cast a vote.

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...

Former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh will be in Rockford this weekend, appearing as the special MC for this year's Winnebago County Lincoln Day Dinner. You can find out more about Saturday's event here. Walsh joined us on the show to talk about Governor Bruce Rauner's first two months in office and today's announcement that Sen...