On Friday, February 6, WCPT 820 AM and Heartland Signal hosted a candidate forum with the three leading Democrats running in the March 17 primary:

Moderated by WCPT hosts Joan Esposito, Patti Vasquez, and Richard Chew, the forum covered a wide range of issues — giving voters a direct look at where these candidates stand.

It took place at Chicago Journeymen Plumbers’ Local Union 130 UA, 1340 West Washington Blvd. in Chicago, and was sponsored by Plumbers’ Local Union 130 and Ironworkers Local 63.

WATCH AND LISTEN

Full audio of the forum can be found on the Full Episodes podcasts of Joan Esposito, Patti Vasquez, and Richard Chew.

The video can be streamed on Facebook and YouTube.

After the forum, North Central College Professor of Political Science William Muck and Jill Wine-Banks provided analysis of the 70-minute forum, interviewed candidates Robin Kelly and Juliana Stratton (Raja Krishnamoorthi has so far declined to do a post-forum interview), and got reaction from moderators Richard Chew and Patti Vasquez. Listen to the coverage (includes pre-debate coverage).

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