PI Original Josh Kalven Monday March 2nd, 2009, 10:09pm

IL-5: The Final Round-Up

On the eve of the primary election, there's not a whole lot left to report.  We'll be on the ground in the 5th District tomorrow bringing you pictures, video, and updates throughout the day.  The polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.  If you live in the district and don't ...

On the eve of the primary election, there's not a whole lot left to report.  We'll be on the ground in the 5th District tomorrow bringing you pictures, video, and updates throughout the day.  The polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.  If you live in the district and don't know your polling place, the Geoghegan campaign has a guide to figuring it out.  A few last minute tid-bits:   

As Capitol Fax detailed today, John Fritchey can't be happy with the latest spate of news stories.  

Chicago Public Radio has published a series of 30-second statements from all 23 candidates in the 5th District race.  Mechanics'' Daniel Strauss rates Tom Geoghegan's as the best of the bunch.

And the Tribune's Eric Zorn uses the large field of IL-5 candidates to make an argument for instant runoff voting.

Finally, we  saw more big contributions reported over the weekend:

Full Disclosure: The SEIU Illinois Council -- which is the sole sponsor of Progress Illinois -- has endorsed Sara Feigenholtz in the 5th Congressional District race.  You can read Progress Illinois' full assessment of the top tier candidates here.

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