KUSTRA TO RUN IN GOP RACE FOR SIMON SEAT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Lt. Gov. Bob Kustra has made it official. He will run for the U.S. Senate position of Sen. Paul Simon, a Democrat who will not seek re-election. Kustra is the first Republican to announce his candidacy for the position. Democrats U.S. Rep. Dick Durbin of Springfield and former state treasurer Patrick Quinn have announced they will seek the position...