Breaking: Just minutes after polls closed in Illinois, the Associated Press called the race for incumbent U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth over Republican challenger Kathy Salvi.
Born in Thailand to a Thai-Chinese mother and an American father, Duckworth was seriously injured while serving in Iraq in 2004. While in Congress, Duckworth gave birth to two daughters and made Biden’s short list of potential vice presidents., hosted by WTTW News, the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Duckworth and Salvi wrangled over gun control, abortion and inflation.
Practically the only issue the two rivals agreed on was that the Chicago Bears should leave Soldier Field and move to Arlington Heights. Duckworth said she would not oppose a public subsidy for the stadium development, as long as there were “tremendous strings” to protect taxpayers.
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