Illinois has Rare Spotlight in Contentious Primary Season

Drama-packed presidential primaries and high-stakes down-ticket races in Illinois Tuesday are driving more voters to the polls in a state that usually doesn’t have an opportunity to influence the march to the White House.

Donald Trump’s surprising front-runner status on the Republican side and the close Democratic contest between Illinois’ own, Hillary Clinton, and Vermont U.S. Sen Bernie Sanders are helping fuel voters’ enthusiasm. But so are several Illinois races that will measure voters’ sentiments during a tumultuous time in the state’s government.”

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