I have no idea what is going on in the Illinois 6th, but a biographical article was written recently in the Honolulu Advertiser about Tammy Duckworth. It doesn't necessarily focus on the race itself - it mostly focuses on her youth years in Hawaii, views, and war experience.
Duckworth working to win
Illinois Army National Guard Maj. L. Tammy Duckworth sat in a wheelchair at the paper-strewn kitchen table in her suburban Chicago home doing what she seems to do better than most mortals: focusing totally on the task at hand.
She worked the phones for hours Wednesday as part of her effort to get herself elected to Congress — reaching out to dozens of mayors, union officials and everyday voters.
Somehow, she's able to stay focused and find humor simultaneously. She has a knack for instantly putting people at ease with what some call her disability — the fact that she lost both her legs in Iraq 418 days before.
Pausing between calls, Duckworth noted that her high-tech artificial legs were in the closet "charging up." What she called her "left stump" was propped up on the table.
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http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060108/NEWS01/601080334/1001