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Illinois braces for campaign onslaught

Northern Public Radio
Published February 4, 2010 at 3:28 AM CST

By Dan Klefstad

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DeKalb, IL – Illinois is bracing for an onslaught of national campaign money. That's as Republicans seek to claim Barack Obama's former Senate seat. They also want to reclaim Dennis Hastert's former Congressional seat. WNIJ's Dan Klefstad talks about the race with NIU political science professor Matt Streb.