Illinois Primaries

TUESDAY, MARCH 17
PROGRAM #11080 11:00 AM PT

Illinois Primaries. 

Congress is set to see a record level of turnover this year as many members choose not to seek reelection. These retirements are having a particularly strong impact in Illinois, a solidly Democratic state where six seats in the U.S. House and Senate are now open. A new generation of candidates is competing for those positions. Which races are the ones to watch? What is at stake? Where could the Latino vote prove most decisive—and how energized are Latino voters?

Guests: Jesús Del Toro, General Manager and Editor in Chief, La Raza newspaper, Chicago, IL; Helena Olea, Deputy Director, Alianza Americas, Chicago, IL;Frederick Vélez III Burgos, Senior Director for Communications and Community Outreach, Hispanic Federation, Chicago, IL; Artemio Arreola, Director of Community Relations, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights-ICIRR, Chicago, IL.

Photo: Jim Vallee/Radio Bilingüe

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