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The votes may almost be counted, but President Donald Trump's fight to stay in the White House is just beginning – all while Joe Biden will be assembling a transition team.
Votes are still being counted in several states including Pennsylvania. The electoral college count stands at 253 for Biden to Trump's 213. The magic number: 270.
Joe Biden has edged ahead of President Trump in Pennsylvania as vote counting continued there and in the other critical swing states of Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina.
Pritzker said he agrees with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin that Republicans were able to use the controversies recently swirling around Madigan to their advantage on Election Day
President Trump spoke Thursday evening in remarks coinciding with the beginning of network evening news broadcasts and both falsely claimed victory and baselessly accused his political enemies of stealing the election from him — despite the ongoing vote counting in five states.
Gov. JB Pritzker said the state's unemployment system is working better than before. But can it handle another spike in claims – especially when more than 100,000 people who filed over the past seven months are still waiting?
"The thing that gives me hope is, knowing a little bit about these two people, that they will govern with empathy. And that means a lot, particularly given what we've been through the last four years."
Democratic U.S. Rep Cheri Bustos has won a fifth term in office, following an unexpectedly close race against Republican challenger Esther Joy King.
"Illinois's fiscal problems haven't gone away. We now sit at a crossroads. Our state finances, still require fundamental structural change."
Illinois State Sen. Jim Oberweis, owner of Oberweis Dairy, declared victory Wednesday in his quest to unseat Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Illinois) in the 14th Congressional District.
Democrats and critics from Wisconsin and Michigan said the Trump administration's maneuvers in those states have a slim chance of working.
Joe Biden took Michigan and Wisconsin, directly connected to his pathway moving forward.
It could be days before it's clear which candidate has secured the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win.
O'Brien hammered Foxx on how she handled the Jussie Smollett case. He also repeatedly criticized her for how she handled violent crime and unrest in Chicago this year.
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Sean Casten won reelection over GOP Candidates Jeanne Ives and Libertarian Bill Redpath in the 6th Congressional District.
