Here we go fellow Dems...looks like we are going to have our hands full.

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Again, it's Novak, but he was right about retirement, and he did say a the time that it was unclear that Hastert would fullfill his term.  He is the uber-GOP-insider...

And frankly, if the Gov puts this on the same date as the primary in Feb, when Obama is on the ballot, well let's just remind everyone of the last time Obama was on a ballot in our district...

	Barack Obama	Democratic		18,450	58.85%
	Allen L. Keyes	Republican		11,522	36.75%
	Albert Franzen	Independent		914	2.92%
	Jerry Kohn	Libertarian		467	1.49%

Today is the day Novak said Hastert wuold quit...keep an eye on the AP wire.

CQPolitics.com presents the most clear reason Hastert won't be quitting today..

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Hastert has privately said that he will resign before his term expires, though he hasn’t set a departure date yet. He is expected to delay his resignation so that a special election would not coincide with the Feb. 5 presidential primary, which could produce a large turnout of Democratic voters who support the White House candidacy of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama .

CQ Politics rates the 14th District general election contest as Leans Republican.

If you are curiuos where things stand in IL, this is your source for now because of very limited polling of our state.  Short summary: Hastert is smart to wait, Obama rules IL.