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Illinois 17th District Congressional Race: A Look At The Candidates

Northern Public Radio | By Herb Trix

Published October 19, 2016 at 7:11 AM CDT

Voters often complain about not having any choices. But Illinois’s 17th district is at least one race with very different candidates: Incumbent Cheri Bustos from East Moline and Patrick Harlan of Galesburg.

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Herb Trix

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.

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