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Illinois Statewide General Election Poll Results

August 25-27, 2014 Q: In an election for United States Senate, would you generally prefer to vote for the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate? Republican 44% Democrat 43% Someone else 5% Not sure 9% Q: If the election for United States Senate were held today, who would you vote for: Jim Oberweis, Republican, Dick Durbin, Democrat, or Sharon Hansen, Libertarian? Oberweis 38% Durbin 44% Hansen 8% Not sure 10% Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dick Durbin is handling his job as Senator? Approve 39% Disapprove 45% Not sure 17% Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Approve 40% Disapprove 53% Not sure 7%

Demographics: Media Market CHICAGO 69% CHAMPAIGN&SPRNGFLD-DECATUR 8% PEORIA-BLOOMINGTON 6% DAVENPORT-R.ISLAND-MOLINE 3% ST. LOUIS 7% QUINCY-HANNIBAL-KEOKUK 1% ROCKFORD 3% PADUCAH-CAPE GIRARD-HARSBG 2% TERRE HAUTE 1% Party Affiliation Republican 28% Democrat 37% Independent or any other party 35% Gender Female 53% Male 47% Age 18 to 39 14% 40 to 54 20% 55 to 65 37% 66 or older 29% Race White 74% African-American 16% Hispanic or Latino 4% Other 6% Ideology Conservative 38% Moderate 37% Liberal 18% Not sure 7%

METHODOLOGY: The sample size for the survey is 1340 likely voters and the margin of error is +/-2.68%. The survey used both live operators and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) automated telephone technology to conduct respondent interviews from August 25-27, 2014 on behalf of Oberweis for Senate. The total percentages for responses may not equal 100% due to rounding.