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2nd District Slate Session Looms

Michael Lipkin | December 12, 2012, 11:00 am

The race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. intensifies, as two state legislators face criminal charges. Carol Marin and her political roundtable discuss the state of local politics on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm.

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