Rick Santorum Won't Be in Illinois as Primary Results Counted

Despite trailing in the polls (to Mitt Romney) in Illinois, which holds its primary on Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is going all out on Monday to blitz the Land of Lincoln -- but plans to head home to Pennsylvania when the results come in.

Santorum has had a busy Monday with two national radio and three national televisionappearances, followed by two Chicago radio appearances and rallies in Rockford and Dixon. His schedule for the afternoon includes more national media spots and radio appearances in Chicago and in St. Louis, Mo., to reach voters in its Illinois area and events in Moline and Peoria.

But come Tuesday night, Santorum will be in a place associated with our 16th president but outside the Land of Lincoln -- Gettysburg, Pa., where he will be as the results from Illinois come in.

From there, Santorum turns his focus south to Louisiana where he plans to campaign on Wednesday. Louisiana, which will have 46 delegates in Tampa, holds its primary on Saturday.