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EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 10 MIN

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

from The Rundown | Chicago News

There is still no winner in the contest for the Democratic nominee for Illinois State Comptroller. State Representative Margaret Croke and State Senator Karina Villa are separated by a thin margin, with Croke ahead by about two percentage points. Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is now the state’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. A Chicago Public Schools teacher says her first graders are still showing signs of anxiety and depression after last fall's deportation campaign in the city. Plus, after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, Chicago briefly came under martial law. What did that look like, and how did it come to an end?

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There is still no winner in the contest for the Democratic nominee for Illinois State Comptroller. State Representative Margaret Croke and State Senator Karina Villa are separated by a thin margin, with Croke ahead by about two percentage points....

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