jim oberweis believes this can be solved in will do anything to solve it. this is why jim oberweis would be perfect for the senate. ♪ >> $66,000. >> $100,000. isthe high cost of college weighing down america's middle class. that is why i am fighting for a loss so college loans can be refinanced at lower finance rates. all, if you can refinance a car loan or a home loan, why can't you refinance a student loan? i am dick durbin. illinois's middle class needs a break. >> gridlock, politicians getting richer on your dime. dick durbin has been in washington for 32 years putting millions in his own pocket. career politician dick durbin to target political opponents. the master of deficit spending. broke washington. it is time to throw him out. >> the illinois senate debate between dick durbin and his republican challenger jim oberweis tonight at 7 p.m. eastern. and then at 8:00, the massachusetts governor's debate between charlie baker and martha coakley. and then republican david purdue nunn, thechelle daughter of former senator sam nunn. here is a look at some

senator dick durbin and republican state senator jim oberweis faced off iin their only televised debate. durbin attacked oberweis for giving up his permanent residency in illinois. >> in the year 2010, my opponent decided to give up his permanent residency in the state of illinois for tax purposes. he may be the first illinois state senator on record who claims a residency in illinois to run for the state senate the claims a residency in florida for tax purposes. >> that's another falsehood. he apparently does not understand the laws of this state. under the laws, if my wife has a home in another state and claims it as a homestead exemption i am no longer allowed to have homestead exemption of my home. i have lived in the same home for 37 years. >>durbin said he would support a federal law for gay marriage. but oberweis, who objected to gay marriage in the past, says he would support the law of the land. durbin said he supports a ban on assault weapons, but oberweis says he would if the government proved that would reduce violence. vice president joe biden tried to rally democrats to th

jim oberweis.oliticalstions are reporter charles thomas, henrique rodriguez from univision chicago, and political analyst laura washington. your responses are limited to 60 seconds for each question and 30 seconds for the follow-up. you will have the opportunity to ask a question of each other. i will also allow time for a one minute opening and closing statement. by random draw tonight, we begin with senator durbin. >> my thanks to abc 7, univision, league of women voters. great to be with you again. a good political campaign really focuses on the future, and that is what we need to discuss this evening, primarily the future of working families across the state of illinois. we need to give them hope for the future. that means writing a tax code that will keep companies in america, and provide incentives for good companies to grow good paying jobs for families across illinois. secondly, we need to give every family the peace of mind of affordable quality health care coverage. we know now that 7.2 m

jim oberweis. asking questions of our candidates tonight is charles thomas. odriguez,r enrique r and lauarra washington. your responses will be limited to 60 seconds for each question and 30 seconds for each follow-up. you 11 opportunity to ask a question of each other. we will have one minute opening statements and by random draw, we begin with senator gurdon. durbin. >> thanks. it is great to be with you again. i want to say first a good political campaign focuses on the future. that is what we need to discuss. primarily come of the future of working families across the state of illinois. we need to strengthen the families and give them hope for the future which means writing a tax code that will keep companies here in america. also, provide incentives for good companies in america to grow good paying jobs for families across illinois. secondly, we need to get every family the peace of mind of affordable quality health care coverage. we know now that some 7.2 million people across america benefit from obamacare as some call it. we want to make sure those in

durbin enters the home stretch of his re- election campaign with a comfortable lead over challenger jim oberweis. a new tribune poll shows durbin with 50 percent of the vote, oberweis with 36 percent. that's closer than a poll taken six weeks ago, which had durbin with 55 percent to 32 percent for oberweis. durbin's approval rating is at 48 percent, with 35 percent disapproving and 17 percent having no opinion. the illinois tollway is suing to collect millions of dollars in fines from even more chronic offenders. the tollway filed 47 new lawsuits yesterday, bringing the total to 4- hundred lawsuits over the last two years. the agency is trying to collect eleven- million dollars from habitual violators, who have refused to pay tolls and fines. the lawsuits are specifically targeting commercial customers. the tollway says it hasn't decided yet whether to pursue individual offenders. the health-care information and management systems society show is supposed to be held at mccormick place. they told tourism officials at the show is pulling out because of a dispute over hotel room rates. that same gr

republican jim oberweis supports a travel ban, to keep ebola out of the united states. senator dick durbin opposes it. oberweis wants american ground troops in iraq and syria to combat "isis." durbin says washington should provide only weapons, equipment and intelligence support to *local fighters. durbin wants a higher minimum wage. oberweis says the minimum wage was never intended to support an entire family... and it should be raised, only for workers over age 26. mayor emanuel took time to cast an early election ballot in the loop. he says he voted for governor quinn. he also said he supports a higher state minimum wage. and he said, every registered voter should turn out at the polls, regardless of party affiliation. early voting ends sunday. election day is next tuesday. chicago elevator inspectors failed to complete more than 3- quarters of their annual inspections last year. that's resulted in about 770- thousand dollars in lost fees. auditors also found that follow-up inspections were routinely missed after violations were cited. inspections are supposed to be

jim oberweis. asking questions of our candidates tonight is charles thomas. odriguez,r enrique r and lauarra washington. your responses will be limited to 60 seconds for each question and 30 seconds for each follow-up. you 11 opportunity to ask a question of each other. we will have one minute opening statements and by random draw, we begin with senator gurdon. durbin. >> thanks. it is great to be with you again. i want to say first a good political campaign focuses on the future. that is what we need to discuss. primarily come of the future of working families across the state of illinois. we need to strengthen the families and give them hope for the future which means writing a tax code that will keep companies here in america. also, provide incentives for good companies in america to grow good paying jobs for families across illinois. secondly, we need to get every family the peace of mind of affordable quality health care coverage. we know now that some 7.2 million people across america benefit from obamacare as some call it. we want to make sure those in

things he told me about public service and what the public servant's job should be. , a man lies jim oberweis who cared about his family, his country, his state, and the people most in need. >> it has been a great conversation. we appreciate you taking the time. thank you. >> thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] senator tom harkin is retiring after 30 years in the senate. in the race to replace him, democratic congressman bruce braley and republican state senator joni ernst debated over the weekend. here is a brief look. >> you say philosophically you oppose subsidies, but you support the renewable fuel standard. make an would you exception for the renewable fuel standard? >> i think until we are on equal footing. if you look at all the subsidies that are going out there to oil and many other sectors out there sithin the energy industry, our needs to be any cool footing. im am someone who will continue to report to the rff. i grew up on a southwest iowa farm and my father is a farmer, a proud farmer. one in

. >> jim oberweis. he believes that lower tax rates and a simpler tax code create more jobs and spur the economy. many americans are homeless or confused about how to fill out their taxes. he believes this problem can be solved and will do anything he can to solve it. this is why jim will be perfect for the u.s. senate. >> $6,000. >> $100,000. >> the high cost of college is weighing down the little class. college loans can be refinanced. they can raise thousands of dollars on millions of american faiths. you can refinance a home loan, why not a student loan? i approved this message because illinois deserves a break. >> dick durbin has been in washington putting millions in his own pocket. they used the irs to bully opponents and is the father of gridlock and the master of deficit spending. no matter what nice facts he runs, dick durbin broke washington and it's time to vote him out. >> i'm jim ober werks ies and i approved this message. >> you can see the entire debate and over 100 others any time onlin

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jim oberweis thinks that this problem can be solved and will do anything he can to stop it. this is why he would be perfect. >> $66,000. >> $100,000. >> the high cost of college debt weighing down the middle class. that is why i am fighting for college loans to be able to be refinanced at our interest rate. people will erase thousands of dollars of debt. if you can refinance a car loan and a home loan, white house loan? -- why not a student loan? gridlock,s spending, spying on politicians getting rich on your dime. in washingtonn for 13 years putting millions into his own pocket. he used the irs to crush his political opponents. the father of gridlock, the master of spending. no matter what he says, the facts do not lie. dick durbin, part of washington, time to vote him out. >> that debate is live tonight at 7 p.m. eastern. live at 8 p.m. eastern, the governors debate between mark coakley and charles baker. currently governor duval patrick is not running for reelection. we do invite your comments through facebook and twitter. these are some of the ads residents are seeing. >

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senate candidates in the interview between incumbent democrat at durban the majority leader and jim oberweis. both candidates took questions from several members and reporters on issues like gun control, taxes and healthcare. the race is considered a safe seat for democrats. >> [inaudible] we look forward to a great conversation. keep things moving along during the discussion. if you knocked on my door and i said you have 90 seconds watch what you say? >> i would tell the voters that this is very important and exercise your right to vote. people die for that right. look at the issues in this election between the candidates. the working families need some help. the best way to get help is to focus on the basics. let's make sure people get up and go to work every single day. second let's pay for your kids college education. so that you can go to college and not end up with a mountain of debt they can't take care of in a short period of time. whether you are rich or poor you have access to quality insurance. before the passage of the affordable care act they have no access at all so those basic

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