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Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, left, and Republican challenger Darren Bailey sit across from moderator Brandis Friedman, foreground, ahead of the televised WTTW News Gubernatorial Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at WTTW studios in Chicago.Victor Hilitski/For the Sun-Times
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6 takeaways from the only gubernatorial debate between Gov. Pritzker and Darren Bailey
Mitchell Armentrout
Pritzker and Bailey sparred over President Donald Trump, the Chicago Bears, data centers and more.
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Peoria County zoning board recommends wind farm denial, forwards application with possible conditions
Joe Deacon
The image features a photo of this episode’s guest: Rick Blanco, founder of Casablanco Creative. The image features an all-capitalized text headline that reads “UNDER THE BLOOD MOON” with an underlying smaller text that reads “featuring Rick Blanco, Casablanco Creative.” The graphic artwork also features an icon of the podcast’s sponsor PNC Bank in the center with the WCBU and NPR logos in the left-hand corner. In the bottom right-hand corner are icons of the various podcast platforms where the Out and About podcast can be streamed/downloaded including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. In the bottom left-hand corner is Out and About spelled out in large, white graphic letters.
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Casablanco Creative presents Blood Moon Oct. 15-31 in Downtown Peoria
Mae Gilliland Wright
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