Prediction:
“I believe that when the votes are counted, there will be no greater then 10 percentage points between Schock and Callahan, and possibly less than five points.” - Billy Dennis
Reality:
The 27-year-old, two-term Republican state representative had 129,049 votes, or 58 percent, at 10:30 p.m. in 19 of the 20 counties comprising the 18th Congressional District. [...]

(Press release)
Carrigan: Union Support Strong for Callahan in 18th Race
Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan said the support for Colleen Callahan’s bid for Congress runs very deep and the Labor Movement will have a massive voter turnout effort on her behalf starting Saturday.
“We have more than 40,000 union members in the 18th District,” Carrigan said. “We [...]

Consider:
1. It costs money to run a poll.
2. The Aaron Schock campaign is flush with cash.
3, The Colleen Callahan campaign is not. They’ve just recently started to get big money, and they are using it on television spots.
4. It stands to reason that the wealthy Schock campaign should be doing polls.
5. During the primary campaign, [...]

An informal survey of area union members says 70 percent of them support Democrat Colleen Callahan, with 30 percent supporting Republican Aaron Schock.
This survey was done after Schock released a statement claiming endorsement from nine labor organizations.
Expect a more detailed statement from the Callahan campaign before the end of the day.

(Press release)
(PEORIA) Representative Aaron Schock picked up the support of nine unions in his bid to succeed Ray LaHood as Congressman for the 18th District.
The unions include:
* National Education Association, NEA, the largest union representing teachers in the 18th District
* Illinois Education Association, IEA
* The International Union of Operating Engineers
* The National Association of [...]

(press advisory)
Callahan to join Peoria County Democrats at Gateway Building on Election Night
[Peoria, IL] - Colleen Callahan, Democratic candidate for the 18th Congressional seat, will join other Peoria County Democratic candidates at the Gateway Building, 200 NE Water Street, the evening of Nov. 4 to monitor Election Day results.
Joining Callahan will be Jehan Gordon, candidate [...]

I found this entry that would suggest an insurmountable lead for Aaron Schock in the 18th District Congressional race:
Aaron Schock is on his way to becoming the youngest members of the 111th Congress. An internal poll for his campaign finds him ahead by 30%, and, while that might be an exaggerated lead, Democrats have not [...]

(Press release)
[Peoria, IL] – Colleen Callahan, Democratic candidate for the 18th Congressional seat, will be canceling scheduled campaign events until further notice in order to be with her family after the death of her mother.  Elaine Callahan passed away earlier today at the age of eighty-four.
My condolences to the Callahan family.

That’s the assessment of Ryan Grim and Glen Thrush over at the site Politico. Judge for yourself:
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Basically, the ad seeks to remind voters of Schock’s early suggestion the United States try to influence China’s terrorism policy by threatening to sell nuclear weapons to Taiwan. He defended the plan, then apologized, [...]

(Press release)
CALLAHAN TO SCHOCK: TIME FOR FULL INCOME DISCLOSURE
[Peoria, IL] – Colleen Callahan, Democratic candidate for the 18th Congressional District, today called on Aaron Schock to release his tax returns. Full income disclosure is a standard that has been set by national figures that advocate transparency in government including both Presidential and Vice-Presidential [...]