[Bill Lipinski petition scandal]

WBBM-TV Chicago news report on Congressman Bill Lipinski, whose staffers circulated petitions to get on the Republican ballot for a fake opponent named Nicholas Pehlke, which would have helped weaken the campaign of Lipinski's Republican opponent.

00:12Copy video clip URL Camera opens on a Channel 2 News report with Lester Holt and Linda McClellan.

00:32Copy video clip URL Carol Marin reports on a scandal created by the reelection committee of Congressman Bill Lipinski, who circulated petitions to put a fake candidate on the Republican ballot. Cook County State’s Attorney Richard Devine has no comment.

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