Quinn, Rauner set on 3 traditional debates

By Sophia Tareen
Published August 20, 2014 9:24pm ET
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Quinn, Rauner set on 3 traditional debates
FILE - In this April 11, 2014 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, left, and his Republican rival, venture capitalist Bruce Rauner, shake hands after they appeared together at the annual meeting of the Illinois Education Association in Chicago. Quinn and Rauner have agreed to three traditional debates before the November election. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) | M. Spencer Green

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.

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