Authorities on Monday were tryingto piece together how a suburban Chicago police officer ended up fatally shooting a black security guard who was detaininga suspect who opened fire on the bar where he worked moments earlier.
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Author: Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY
Early and absentee voting: Youth vote surges in hotly contested races
Early and absentee voting among voters ages 18 to 29 has surged in several states with hotly contested races, including Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada and Texas.
Nasty Illinois governor’s race could be most expensive in U.S. history
More than $284 million has been raised for the Illinois governor’s race, more thanthe nearly $280million spent in the record-setting 2010 California gubernatorial race.