How Trump's win could impact Illinois

Good afternoon, Chicago.

Former President Donald Trump — a convicted felon who was impeached and acquitted twice and still faces federal indictments related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday's presidential election. The Associated Press called the race early Wednesday.

Trump relished his victory Wednesday morning from West Palm Beach, Florida, declaring, "I think this was the greatest political movement of all time."

In today's newsletter, we'll take a look at how a second Trump term could affect Illinois.

Plus, we've got reporting on the slaying of Officer Enrique Martinez, more headlines from Election Day as the dust settles — and other community news you need to know below.

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How Donald Trump's presidential win could affect Illinois

'Leroy and Lucy' : Ngozi Anyanwu's take on blues legend Robert Johnson tale is a smart and provocative work, but inconsistently involving, writes Steven Oxman in a review for the Sun-Times.

School board race results : Chicago School Board races in districts 9 and 10 remain uncalled , with Therese Boyle and Che "Rhymefest" Smith leading in their respective contests.

Sorensen defeats McGraw : Eric Sorensen, a Democrat from Moline, retained his seat in Illinois' most-watched congressional race — a battle with former judge Joe McGraw for the 17th District seat.

O'Neill Burke to replace Foxx : Eileen O'Neill Burke, a former prosecutor, law division judge and appellate court justice was declared the winner of the state's attorney race shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday by the Associated Press.

Cook County judges : Injustice Watch has the latest tallies on judicial retention elections.

Nonbinding referendums OK'd : Illinois voters approved three advisory referendums: one calls for the creation of a 3% tax on individual income over $1 million ; another seeks to establish civil penalties if a candidate interferes with election workers ; and the third calls for medically assisted reproductive treatments to be covered by any health insurance plan.

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