Nation's 1st Primary Sets Stage For Ill. Showdown

Nation's 1st primary sets stage for Ill. showdown

CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Democrats are choosing Tuesday between candidates who bloodied each other in an ugly battle for the gubernatorial nomination, while optimistic Republicans are deciding who will try to seize the executive mansion from a Democratic Party weakened by infighting and scandal....

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