We sit down with the two aldermanic candidates in the 46th ward runoff. Meet Molly Phelan and James Cappleman. Visit our 46th Ward page after the show for web-exclusive video.

We devote the entire hour to the race for Illinois Governor. We talk with candidates about the issues and their qualifications to serve.

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We devote the hour to the race for the U.S. Senate. We talk with candidates about the issues and their qualifications to represent Illinois.

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We hear from the three candidates vying to be the next Cook County Board President.

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With just about a week left before Election Day, contenders for the office of Lieutenant Governor sound off on the issues.

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We hear from Illinois Treasurer candidates Republican Dan Rutherford and Democrat Robin Kelly.

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The campaign ads for the 14th Congressional District seat have been fierce; tonight, we hear from the candidates behind them. We continue our series of candidate forums with the hotly contested race for Illinois' 14th Congressional District between Democrat incumbent Bill Foster and his Republican challenger, Randy Hultgren.

The frontrunners for the statewide elected office of Comptroller face off.

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We focus on the hotly contested 10th Congressional District, where the seat is being vacated by Congressman Mark Kirk so he can run for U.S. Senate. We meet Republican Bob Dold and his opponent, Democrat Dan Seals, who has twice run for the seat.

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The race for Cook County Assessor has garnered lots of attention this year. Two candidates who want the job square off: Democrat Joe Berrios and Independent Forrest Claypool.

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We hear from candidates running for the Republican nomination for Illinois governor in a live, one-hour forum.

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In their last joint appearance before next week's primary, Governor Pat Quinn and Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes sit down with Carol Marin to discuss the issues.

We devote the entire hour to the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. In ballot order they are: former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, and Chicago Urban League President and CEO Cheryle Jackson.

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Illinois Banks
Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is infusing $1 billion dollars into state banks to help the credit crunch. John Callaway sits down with Harris Private Bank's chief investment officer to talk about the whiplash markets, the economy and the state of America's banking industry.

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Postseason Baseball
The Cubs are out but the White Sox are still alive. Rich Samuels has the latest on postseason baseball in Chicago.

Countrywide Financial Lawsuit Settlement
Hundreds of thousands of homeownwers who took out sub-prime loans with mortgage lender Countrywide will get a reprieve from possible foreclosure. Eddie Arruza reports on the latest details as well as the bad news about the tanking markets.

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