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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2008 file photo, Illinois Sen. James T. Meeks, D-<a title="Calumet City" href="/topic/Calumet+City" >Calumet City</a>, watches his fellow lawmakers during session on the Senate floor at the <a title="Illinois State Capitol" href="/topic/Illinois+State+Capitol" >Illinois State Capitol</a> in <a title="Springfield (Illinois)" href="/topic/Springfield+(Illinois)" >Springfield, Ill.</a> Meeks has withdrawn from the race to be <a title="Chicago" href="/topic/Chicago" >Chicago<...