Unfortunately she seems to be a stronger candidate than I thought when I all knew about her was that she was an alderwoman.
Then again, I just saw ths poll by Public Opinion Strategies (a GOP firm, but still) released on May 30 that shows Schilling leading Bustos by 51% to 36% while Obama leads in the IL-17 by 51%-41%. http://capitolfax.com/ILCD17KeyFindingsMemo-1.pdf