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Foster wins Congressional seat

By Chrisopher Hosken, Susan Stephens

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St. Charles, IL and Aurora, IL – Democrat Bill Foster beat Republican Jim Oberweis in Saturday's special election in the 14th Congressional District. That means he'll head to Washington, D.C. to finish former Congressman Dennis Hastert's unexpired term. WNIJ has two reports: In a few minutes, Susan Stephens previews the Foster-Oberweis rematch this Fall. But first, Christopher Hosken reports on the atmosphere election night: