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LIVE BLOG: Illinois Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate 2014

By Sun-Times Wire

The four Republican candidates for Illinois governor — State Sen. Bill Brady, State Sen. Kirk Dillard, State Treasurer Dan Rutherford and businessman Bruce Rauner — will face off tonight in a downstate debate.

The 90-minute debate will start at 7 p.m. tonight at the WTVP Studios in Peoria. It will be followed by 30 minutes of analysis by Illinois public broadcasters.

Watch the debate here:

Get updates and analysis from Natasha Korecki, at the debate, and other political reporters here:

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