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Chicago Stations Host Debates


Topic: Politics and Election Coverage
Posted on 3/1/2016

ABC-owned WLS-TV, Univision’s WGBO-TV Chicago and the League of Women Voters of Illinois hosted and streamed hour-long, commercial-free, prime time debates with candidates for U.S. Senate on February 19 and Cook County State’s Attorney, February 26. WGBO aired each debate two days later.



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