pat quinn thinks he's santa claus. his personal staff got raises. some as much as 20%. bill. a proposed 33% tax increase, courtesy of pat quinn. no wonder the tribune calls quinn clueless. families ever suffering the last thing illinois needs is quinn tossing our money around when we can't pay our bills. bill brady, governor. >> sean: what do you like about that ad? >> one of the best add ads against an incumbent governor. i'm going to make a prediction. the legislature where barack obama comes from, the illinois house for the first time since 1994 has a chance of going republican, because of all the wasteful spending in the state. because of the hostility toward the democratic political machine in chicago this won't be the story you hear wednesday after the election it will be the story you hear about thursday of at election. if they can raise enough money the house in illinois, the legislature, where obama, that's his home, his birthplace, will go republican. that's a big story. >> sean: frank luntz, appreciate you being with us. we'll continue to watch polls and ads

governor pat quinn one of or beyond's many fans he dropped by the raid why studios this morning to join in the celebration. >> the first 50 years are the toughest. and he has shown that he has a goden voice and a servant's heart. >> i've been a fan of his for 50 years and 50 more. >> at least 50 more. >> nice of the governor to pop by. governor quinn proclaiming today or beyond samuel son day throughout the state of illinois. coming up what may be the longest softball game ever. . >>> we love our 16-inch softball in chicago, but 120 hours worth? that's what a group of canadian players are doing set a guinness world record the long effort softball game ever. they started their game friday night they will finish it wednesday only 20 players are allowed on each team. as you can imagine substitutions could become an issue here. if you're keeping score at home and why wouldn't you, the old record is 115 hours. good luck to them. it is all about monday night football. take a look at the bears packers rivalry from every angle in tonight's photos of the day. . >>> nice. good outcome too. more p

. >>> governor pat quinn has a preelection gift for many workers on the temporary pay roll.eep the keep illinois working for another two months. >> i've gotten so many letters and messages from people, personal visits as well, saying that this job has changed my life. >> as you see there, governor quinn joined other politicians in the 28th board on the west side today. he said the state will pay $75 million to keep some 26,000 people employed. the program was set to expire friday. congress could extend funding for the program but lawmakers haven't approved that bill. workers are paid $10 an hour at jobs in both public and private industry. >>> big name in the illinois republican party, former governor endorses brady. edgar did so even though he hasn't seen eye to eye. in a statement today edgar says he is giving brady his endorsement because he is the most qualified to change the "reckless fiscal attitudes in springfield." >> former president jimmy carter in the hospital, he is expected to be okay. he went in for stomach pains, he was rushed to a cleveland hospital shortly a

. >>> governor pat quinn presented gold star banners today to 22 illinois mothers who is sons and daughtersuntry. >> it takes someone special to answer that call to duty. and i think its also takes someone special to raise children who have that special ethic of service. >> attending today's ceremony at navy pi eric kirschner r, more than 70 members of illinois gold star families who have lost family in the military. >>> several churches took part in a hiv testing. salem baptist church, one of the black curves address the stigma of aids. nearly 75% of participating churches offered free hiv testing for the first time. people could also be screened for high blood pressure. >>> back on screen and on top at the box office, the actor that made the phrase "greed is good" -- >> gordon gekko one of the biggest names on with the before he went to prison for insider trading. >> michael douglas reprises his role as gordon gek current o on bonnie, turn up the volume. your baby sister has something to say. this intervention brought to you by niaspan. so now your doctor's talking about plaque building u

governor pat quinn says it's important to build the economy. >> a lot of businesses the first thing theybout now, how fast is your internet connection, how much broad ban do you have, how big are the pipes. >> the high-speed broad ban will reach five counties lee, carroll and most of the money from the project will come from a $36 million reward that they secured in february. >> in his weekly radio and internet zreess today, president barack obama is urging republicans to stop blocking legislation that would limit the amount of money that compositions and unions and spend on campaign that they spend on campaign advertising. >> this is the kind of proposal that democrats and republicans have agreed on for decades yet the leaders in congress have so far said no. it's politics at its worst. >> ohio congressman delivered the weekly address to the republicans and spoke of a plan that his party is trying to push through congress that would freeze government spebd spending and stop tax hike schedule. >> social conservatives have conducted a straw poll of their favorite possible presidential can

. >>> governor pat quinn and state senator bill brady battling it out today in front of a union league club members. quinn saying brady's budget plans are nonsense. saying policies are strangling the state's economy. the two debated for about an hour. pounding each other mainly on who's best suited to bring jobs to illinois. >> senator brady would be an economic disaster for our state. what does he want to do? he wants to give tax breaks to the wealthy. and then layoff teachers. this is not a good way to go. >> the people of illinois understand we need dramatic change in the state. we need leadership that won't dig deep into the pockets of families by increasing tax rates. >> today's debate the first exchange between the two. which whitney protested his exexclusion from that. >>> maryland state police say the bus crashed outside the nation's capitol. fell 45 feet on the washington beltway landing along interstate 270. >>> they are the heros of 9/11. the ones that first respond when the tragedy happened. passing a $7.4 billion health care bill. at least the first step. it's called the 9

governor pat quinn is one of the many fans. hedroped by the wgn radio studios this morning to join the celebration. >> the first 50 years are the toughest. and oren has shown that he has a golden voice and a servant's heart. have i been a fan for 50 years and 50 more? >> starting my second 50 today. >> at least 50 more. >> governor quinn has proclaimed today as oren samuelson day throughout illinois. >>> coming up on wgn news at noon, extending the cta red line. we will tell you about plans to add several stops to chicago's south side route. >> plus, when illinois senator calls for creating as many as five new gambling licenses for the state of illinois. >>> in medical watch, avoiding common mistakes at the doctor's office. how to get the answers that you need from your next doctor's visit. this is kate. when kate finishes her orange juice, she still won't have consumed all the vitamin c that's in one tablet of airborne. both are great for supporting your immune system. but each serving of airborne has a lot less calories. and,