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Voters across the country are casting ballots in this year’s presidential election, and Illinois voters have plenty to decide on here.
Illinois voters have delivered the state's 19 Electoral College votes to Vice President Kamala Harris, making her the ninth straight Democratic candidate to win the state.
Shortly after polls closed in Indiana at 6 p.m. Central, the state's Electoral College votes were called for former President Donald Trump by NBC News.
Trump is also holding leads in several key battleground states, including Wisconsin by just over 1,000 votes, as he looks to become just the second president elected to nonconsecutive terms in office.
Here are the latest headlines from around the Chicago area.
