CHICAGO - Some recent polling from the New York Times has the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Jim Oberweis within 7 points.
The poll asked: "If the election for U.S. Senator from Illinois were being held today and these were the candidates, who would you vote for?"
48% of the respondents said Dick Durbin, while 41% said Jim Oberweis. 7% responded they would not vote and 4% were unsure.