As of Monday, there are 50 days until Election Day. And in the race for Illinois governor, debate season is finally getting underway.

A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against two Illinois Department of Corrections officials over the agency’s cancellation of a debate class for inmates at the Stateville Correctional Center.

The only debate on live television planned for outside of Chicago between the Democratic candidates for Illinois governor has been cancelled.

Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth and the incumbent -- Republican Mark Kirk -- met Thursday in Springfield. It was the first of only two televised debates, and their only downstate match-up.