Rep. Robin Kelly makes a final pitch for U.S. Senate ahead of March 17 primary
Kelly is seeking to replace Sen. Dick Durbin and appears on the program to make her case to Democratic primary voters.

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Rep. Robin Kelly is seeking to replace Sen. Dick Durbin and appears on WBEZ’s In The Loop as she makes her case in the Democratic primary. The article says Kelly, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Juliana Stratton were leading in the polls, citing New York Times analysis.
Kelly has represented Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District since 2013 and is running for the state’s U.S. Senate seat. WBEZ’s In The Loop checks in with the candidates as they make their final arguments for advancing to the general election.
The article cites New York Times analysis showing Kelly, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton leading in the Democratic primary polls.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Kelly in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Kelly’s record.
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