CHICAGO (WLS) -- Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul campaigned in the Chicago area Wednesday with a series of events discussing what he calls failed liberal policies.
The Senator from Kentucky is looking to gain support in Illinois, which has an early Republican primary.
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In the morning, he stopped at New Beginnings Church on Chicago's South Side to talk about urban issues, including justice reform. Paul is sponsoring legislation to keep non-violent drug offenders out of jail.
"Absolutely, let's put the violent people away, let's keep them longer," Paul said. "But the non-violent people, the people who are 16 years old, 17 years old and they make a mistake and they run afoul of the law, punish them. But get them out of jail and get them back to work."
Paul is scheduled to end his trip with a dinner in suburban Lisle at an event with the DuPage County Republican Party.
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Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul campaigned in the Chicago area Wednesday, including a stop at New Beginnings Church on Chicago's South Side.