CHICAGO (AP) — The candidates for Illinois governor agreed to three traditional debates ahead of November, but Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner bickered Wednesday about the number and what constituted a debate.

What was clear was that both candidates locked into one of the nation’s most competitive gubernatorial races confirmed appearances at three debates ahead of the Nov. 4 contest: Oct. 9 in Peoria, hosted by PBS and the League of Women Voters; Oct. 14 with the Chicago Urban League; and another later in October, hosted by the League of Women Voters and Chicago’s WLS-TV.