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Kelly wins primary in ex-Rep. Jackson’s district

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Former state Rep. Robin Kelly finds a supporter in Yolanda Stratton as she campaigns Tuesday at an IHOP in Matteson.

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Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale, a Democrat, casts his vote in Tuesday's special primary election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District.

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Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson hugs friend Rita Mulvihill as they casts their votes in Steger on Tuesday.

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Former Illinois legislator Robin Kelly captured the Democratic nomination Tuesday in the race to replace disgraced ex-U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., after a truncated campaign season where she got a boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super PAC. The nomination all but assures that she’ll sail through the April 9 general election and head to Washington, because the district is overwhelmingly Democratic.

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