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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul responded speedily, filing a notice of appeal Friday evening.
“Sometimes you live to see that wish fulfilled, and sometimes you must accept that your vote is a down payment on a house that you may wait a long time to finally live in.”
Democrat Kamala Harris conceded the election but urged her supporters to keep fighting for America’s promise following her defeat to Republican Donald Trump.
During the campaign, Budzinski played up her role in helping secure a $51 million federal grant for an agricultural tech hub run by the University of Illinois.
Trump’s agenda also would scale back federal government efforts on civil rights and expand presidential powers.
In the U.S. House, incumbents are running for reelection in all 17 districts.
In Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, for instance, mail ballots are not opened until Election Day, which extends the vote counting process.
Help Asheville, North Carolina recover from the recent hurricane.
The Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson allows cities to penalize individuals for sleeping in public spaces even when no shelter is available.
Make a donation to the United Way of Asheville.