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Naturalization ceremony at Illinois State Fair celebrates immigrants

For the second year in a row, there was a naturalization ceremony during the Illinois State Fair-welcoming immigrants. This comes at a time when the Trump administration is doing everything it can to discourage people from coming to America. Brian Mackey spoke to some of the 400 new Americans at the ceremony, who shared a little bit about their background and why they chose to immigrate to the U.S.

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Vying for Senate seat, Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton discusses foreign affairs, Medicaid, and tax breaks for middle class

To kick off our series of in-depth interviews with each of the candidates seeking to replace Senator Dick Durbin, Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton joins us live. 

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