Lt. Gov. candidate visits Du Quoin

Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Kirk Dillard in September announced that he has chosen state Rep. Jil Tracy as his running mate. Tracy introduced herself to Du Quoin in a visit to the city Wednesday afternoon. Tracy attended SIU-Carbondale, is a Quincy Republican who first took office in 2006 and is a member of the bipartisan pension panel tasked with trying to find a solution to Illinois' nearly $100 billion pension problem. It's the first year lieutenant governor candidates will run with governor candidates on the same ticket.