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Jill Knight | Raleigh News Observer Republican candidate for President Donald Trump campaigns at Dorton Arena Nov. 7 in Raleigh N.C. the final day before Election Day.

Donald Trump appeared poised to pull off a stunning victory early Wednesday in a bitter presidential race.

Even as Hillary Clinton racked up large majorities in the nation’s diverse urban regions, Trump confounded the polls with victories in battleground states such as Florida and North Carolina.

With Republicans also beating the odds in close Senate races, the party stood on the verge of having a united government. Clinton, by contrast, would probably face a unified Republican Congress if she succeeded in eking out a presidential victory.

Amid unusually high turnout in several keenly contested states, Clinton received strong support from minority voters, especially Latinos, and did much better among college-educated white voters than any previous Democratic nominee.

Trump, however, countered by piling up huge majorities among the non-college-educated, blue-collar whites that have long been the mainstay of his support.

The result was a series of tight races in battleground states as the red swaths of the nation’s political map became much redder, even as many of the blue areas became bluer.

Clinton won Virginia and Colorado, according to exit polls and nearly complete returns. Both were swing states in which her campaign had long expressed confidence. But Trump countered with apparent victories in Ohio and Florida, where his Election Day turnout wiped out a big Clinton early-vote lead.

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Community reacts to Trump’s ‘unexpected’ lead over Clinton DAILY EGYPTIAN CAMPUS DESK

Hundreds of students lined up at SIU’s three polling places Tuesday, and many of them faced a wait so long the presidential picture turned from blue to red while they stood in line.

Roughly 85 people were still in line to vote at the Student Center at 8 p.m. Tuesday, with about a two-hour wait ahead of them.

Nearly 450 others voted earlier in the day at that precinct when the race still seemed very close between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

“Either way America is f—–,” said Briana Sams, a freshman from Chicago studying education, as she stood in line to vote at Lentz Hall.

“It’s honestly a matter of voting for the better worse of the two.”

But, she said, many people seemed to take the “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach to the name they bubbled in on their ballot.

Results start leaning right “I’m surprised at Trump’s strength,” David Yepsen, former director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, said about 9 p.m. as Trump took the lead over Hillary Clinton in electoral votes. “Trump is running better than a lot of polls predicted he would.”

As the night progressed, the

failure of polls to reflect Trump’s strength became clear, even as Clinton won Illinois.

“I’m very disappointed in this election. We have been waiting in line for three hours and they have already declared Hillary as the projected winner for Illinois,” said Keely Robinson, a sophomore studying linguistics and German.

“This election is very controversial.

It’s like sticking a fork into either socket, but we are doing our duty as American citizens, which is the best we can do.”

By 10 p.m., Trump appeared to be about 100 electoral votes from winning, with Clinton 59 votes behind him.

“Trump’s strength is a measure of the dissatisfaction that exists in the country,” Yepsen said.

He said many of Trump’s votes came from blue-collar Democrats who previously voted for Obama.

Yepsen said the polls predicting a Clinton win might have been inaccurate because it generally hasn’t been “cool” to be with Trump, with some voters backing Trump only once they stepped into the booths.

Genesis Ewell, a freshman from Memphis, Tenn., studying criminology and criminal justice, said the election had made him anxious.

“I’m hoping our country doesn’t fall apart,” he said.

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Trump backers Navreet Kang, a member of Carbondale’s City Council, said Trump would be good for the country.

“America has been the laughingstock of the world for years,” Kang said Tuesday afternoon during a victory party for Terri Bryant, who was re-elected to the Illinois House, and Mike Bost, who was re-elected to the U.S. House, at the Elks Lodge in Murphysboro.

“We aren’t taken seriously. Trump’s policies will bring back jobs, help our economy and give us our credibility back. … I’m optimistic.”

Gloria Campos, a 59-year-old native of Nicaragua who moved to Murphysboro in 1978 with her husband and four kids, also attended the Murphysboro event.

“I have always had hope,” Campos, who serves as the chairman for the Jackson County Republicans, said. “Trump’s biggest weapon was the anti-politics movement he created. He said ‘Let’s make America great again’ and I think we all want that.”

Bryant said she wasn’t surprised about Trump’s lead.

“I’ve been telling people this is going to be a landslide,” she said.

“Talking about strengthening the military, repealing Obamacare — that resonates with the American people. I wish we could’ve pulled through for him in Illinois.”

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Illinois State Rep. Terri Bryant, left, high fives Steve Bost, of Murphysboro, as election results are announced at a U.S. Rep. Mike Bost and Illinois State Rep. Terri Bryant victory party Tuesday at the Elks Lodge in Murphysboro.

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As financial markets absorbed the possibility that Trump might win the presidency, futures dropped, as did the Mexican peso. Markets had risen significantly in recent days as most polls showed Clinton’s position strengthening.

The voting came at the close of a tumultuous campaign in which Clinton sought not only to become the first woman elected president but also to win a third term for her party in the White House _ a difficult task last accomplished

by George H.W. Bush more than a generation ago.

The campaign repeatedly upset expectations: Clinton, despite her quest to break a glass ceiling that has persisted throughout American history, was cast as the candidate of the status quo. Trump, despite his vast wealth and political connections, successfully took the role of outsider, expressing the grievances and anger of much of the nation’s white working class.

After a campaign as divisive as any in modern American history, dawn broke Tuesday to the sight of long lines of voters waiting patiently outside polling places, as if those people long ignored as the candidates squabbled had stepped in to protect the nation’s tradition of peaceful transitions.

Nationally, there were few reported difficulties beyond the usual snafus in a smattering of districts.

The generally smooth Election Day provided a counterpoint to a campaign that repeatedly brought to the surface deep division along lines of race, gender and class.

Time and again, the campaign swayed under the weight of the candidates’ weaknesses, with much of the worst damage to both being self-inflicted.

For Clinton, the most prominent drama centered on her use of a private email server to handle sensitive information during her tenure as secretary of State. The issue dogged her from the campaign’s opening days until its end, erupting once again less than two weeks before the election when FBI Director James B. Comey announced his agents were looking at a fresh batch of

emails to ascertain their relevance.

Comey’s move stunned and angered Democrats. Then, in a final twist, he announced on Sunday that the FBI had completed its work and found that most of the newly discovered messages were duplicates of ones already reviewed.

For Trump, the problems centered on scores of insults directed at women, Latinos, blacks, Muslims and the disabled.

The final stages of his campaign were convulsed by the release last month of a 2005 video in which he bragged of being able to get away with kissing women against their will and grabbing their genitals. Within days, a dozen women had accused Trump of unwanted advances. He denied all the accusations.

Despite their idiosyncrasies, the campaign was a classic insider-outsider clash.

Trump, the Manhattan real estate heir and billionaire, rode populist rage that reflected discomfort with the nation’s changing demographics and discontent about the disappearance of jobs that once had helped lift them into the middle class.

He was the outsider braying at the nation’s establishment, in every sphere, accusing those in charge of colluding in corruption even as he bragged that he was once a willing participant in the system that he decried.

Clinton represented an ample target for his attacks. She came to national note as the wife of the Arkansas governor who upended politics in 1992 by defeating President Bush.

After Bill Clinton’s tumultuous, impeachment-marked presidency _ in which Hillary Clinton delved into policy by way of an unsuccessful healthcare program _ she won a U.S. Senate seat in New York that proved to be a stepping stone to her unsuccessful 2008 run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

She served as secretary of State to the man who defeated her, a move that rebounded in her favor this year as the popular president campaigned in battleground states for her.

Her decades-long presence on the political stage helped her seize the nomination, but in the general election,

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The irony of Clinton’s historic reach to become the first female president is that it played only a minor role in a campaign suffused with a soap opera’s worth of scandals.

Although both candidates made a stab at talking about policy proposals _ Clinton with far more depth than Trump _ the general election revolved instead around issues of character. Throughout, it was dominated by Trump’s larger-thanlife persona.

Trump openly dismissed President Barack Obama, U.S. trade negotiators and military leaders as “stupid” and “losers.” He mocked Sen. John McCain of Arizona for being captured during the Vietnam War. He criticized women in coarse terms.

He physically mimicked a disabled New York Times reporter and, later, a pneumonia-stricken Clinton.

He refused to adhere to the most basic traditions of political candidates, never releasing copies of his income tax returns as every serious contender had done for decades and giving only cursory information about his health.

To more than a dozen Republicans who challenged him for the party’s nomination _ and to many in the party’s establishment _ he was unfit to lead.

To many of his party’s voters, however, rebelling against leaders they no longer found credible, Trump was a breath of fresh air, a bulwark against “political correctness.”

His biggest handicap was that Trump, who began the campaign in low esteem among the public, could never find a way to escape his deep unpopularity.

Indeed, many of the traits that his most ardent supporters admired _ his willingness to seemingly say anything, his determination to let no slight go unchallenged _ alienated the broader swath of voters that many analysts believed he would need to attract.

In the early exit polls, 61 percent of voters said they had an unfavorable view of him, compared with 54 percent who felt that way about Clinton.

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Illinois legislative race results Senate 59 Senate 58 House 118 House 115 House 117

Dale Fowler Paul Schimpf Brandon Phelps Terri Bryant Dave Severin 56.6% of votes 62.7% of votes 56.8% of votes 58% of votes 53.3% of votes 223 of 243 precincts reported

183 of 232 precincts reported

120 of 140 precincts reported

106 of 121 precincts reported

102 of 104 precincts reported

Republican Dale Fowler defeated longtime Democratic Sen. Gary Forby on Tuesday amid what has been called a proxy war between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan.

A state senator since 2003, Forby, of Benton, conceded defeat to Fowler on Tuesday night. The campaign race for the senate seat was one of the most expensive in the region, with upward of $2 million total spent from the state’s two major political parties.

In a year when millions of dollars have been spent for control of the Illinois General Assembly, the result of the race calls into question the role money plays in state politics.

More than $1.3 million was contributed to the Forby campaign, compared to $833,000 in Fowler’s.

Fowler, the mayor of Harrisburg since 2014, has said he supports fully funding schools and social services before looking at cuts to state spending. The Republican representative-elect also places high priority on balancing the state’s budget.

Republican Paul Schimpf beat Democrat Sheila Simon in the race for Illinois Senate District 58, a seat left open after sitting Republican Sen. Dave Luechtefeld did not seek re-election.

With most of the precincts reporting a victory for Schimpf, Simon conceded defeat Tuesday night during a campaign party in Carbondale.

“He’s got a big job ahead of him, and I wish him the best of success,” Simon said.

Simon, who served a single term as lieutenant governor under former Gov. Pat Quinn, sought to emulate the character and record of her father, the late Sen. Paul Simon.

Campaigns for Schimpf and Simon were near even for contributions, with each candidate receiving more than $700,000 in political campaign contributions through PACs supported by the state’s two main political parties.

As a candidate Schimpf said he supports procurement reform as a costsaving measure and wants to see more spending for higher education.

At his campaign party Tuesday night, Schimpf said he can only promise his constituents that he will work as hard as he can in office.

“I’m going to be completely honest and I’m going to vote on values,” Schimpf said.

Democratic Rep. Brandon Phelps won an eighth term to the Illinois House of Representatives on Tuesday night after Republican challenger Jason Kaiser backed out of the race.

A seven-time seat-holder in Illinois House District 118, Phelps, of Harrisburg, ran against Eldorado businessman Kasiar, his first opponent since 2008. In a year when millions of dollars have been spent for control of the Illinois General Assembly, the result of the race calls into question the role money plays in state politics.

Organized labor PACs donated most of Phelps’ campaign contributions, which amounted to more than $728,000. By contrast, Kasiar received little more than $2,000 in contributions.

Kaiser conceded defeat to Phelps after 120 of the district’s 140 precincts reported Phelps ahead by 13 percentage points. The incumbent representative received 57 precent of the vote based on those reports.

As he prepares a return to Springfield, Phelps has discussed working to get more federal dollars for public universities and working across the aisle to pass a state budget.

Republican Rep. Terri Bryant claimed a second term to the Illinois House of Representatives on Tuesday night after Democratic challenger Marsha Griffin conceded defeat.

“It’s been a really long election cycle this time but it’s a relief that it’s over and we can get to work,” Bryant said at her victory party in Murphysboro.

After serving a single term in the Illinois’ 115th district, Bryant’s seat came under attack during a proxy war between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic Speaker of the House Michael Madigan.

Griffin received more than $245,000 in campaign contributions in 2016, most of which came from the Illinois Democratic Party. The Illinois GOP outspent Democrats by more than $200,000 in the District 115 race, giving more than $450,000 in the downstate contest.

Bryant advocates for funding public universities with a balanced budget.

She has repeatedly criticized highranking Democrats for inability to move legislation.

As the election season ends, Bryant said the negativity that has been raised during the race will be an “open wound” that needs to heal.

“If we don’t work together, nothing will ever get done,” she said.

Democratic Rep. John Bradley on Tuesday conceded defeat to Republican challenger Dave Severin in Illinois House of Representatives District 117.

The longtime state representative made the announcement after 102 of the district’s 104 precincts reported Severin in the lead. The Republican challenger was ahead by six percentage points, latest reports showed.

The decision to unseat Bradley, a representative in the Illinois House since 2003, comes amid a proxy war between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan.

In a year when millions of dollars have been spent for control of the Illinois General Assembly, the result of the race calls into question the role money plays in state politics.

More than $1.6 million was donated to Bradley’s campaign fund, which doubled the dollar amount made to Severin’s.

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Financial markets tumble on Trump’s surprising performance JIM PUZZANGHERA LOS ANGELES TIMES

Financial markets tumbled Tuesday night, with futures for the Dow Jones industrial average plunging more than 700 points, as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s surprisingly strong performance triggered anxiety among investors.

Dow futures were off about 4 percent. Futures also dropped nearly 5 percent for the Nasdaq and the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index as Trump threatened to upset Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and shatter expectations on Wall Street and financial centers around the world.

Stocks were down about 2 percent

in early morning trading across Asia while gold rallied as a safe haven. The Mexican peso fell about 8.5 percent to a record low against the dollar.

Trump has promised to build a wall along the U.S. southern border to halt undocumented immigration and rewrite or scrap the twodecade-old North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Trump’s tough talk on trade throughout the campaign — he also opposes the proposed 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership with Asian nations — has fueled concerns among investors of a slowdown in global trade and a possible U.S. recession should he be elected president.

U.S. markets were down all

last week after Trump’s prospects improved after FBI Director James Comey’s announcement that the agency was reviewing new emails connected to Clinton.

Comey’s statement Sunday that the new emails produced nothing to cause the bureau to recommend charges against Clinton led the Dow to surge 371 points on Monday as Trump’s presidential prospects appeared to take a hit.

But Trump’s strong showing Tuesday in key battleground states such as Florida and Michigan caused a new round of investor fears in the U.S. and abroad.

Japan’s Nikkei index was down 2.2 percent in early trading while Australia’s ASX 200 index was off about 2.8 percent.

1 dead, multiple people shot near polling station in California; active shooter heavily armed, officials said VERONICA ROCHA, RICHARD WINTON, JOSEPH SERNA AND RUBEN VIVES LOS ANGELES TIMES

One person was killed and at least three others were wounded Tuesday in an active shooting near a polling place in Azusa.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Capt.

Jeff Scroggin said police were dealing with at least one suspect who was heavily armed.

Few details were released about the shooting, which occurred sometime after 2 p.m. in a residential neighborhood, said Officer Jerry Willison of the Azusa Police Department.

“This is a very volatile and critical situation,” he said.

Willison declined to provide the

location of the shooting for the safety of the officers and the victims, he said. Azusa police urged residents to stay out of the area and asked all residents to shelter in place.

It was unclear whether any officers were injured in the shooting, Willison said.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department said they were assisting police.

Azusa Union School District issued a lockdown for Slauson Middle and Mountain View Elementary schools about 2:15 p.m., officials said. A nearby daycare center and preschool was also locked down.

Staff writer Matt Hamilton contributed to this report.

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Rep. Bost wins re-election in 12th Congressional District race DAILY EGYPTIAN STAFF

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost won in Illinois’ 12th Congressional District race on Tuesday, comfortably defeating challengers C.J. Baricevic and Paula Bradshaw.

As of 12:30 a.m., reports indicated the Republican representative easily was leading Democrat Charles Baricevic of Belleville, son of Chief Circuit Judge John Baricevic, with 56 percent of the vote.

Baricevic, an SIU alumni who campaigned on platforms of being a friend to labor unions

and possibly becoming the only member of Congress with student loan debt, took 38 percent of the vote. Bradshaw, the Green Party candidate who ran for a third time in 2016, garnered six percent.

Two years ago, Bost became the first Republican to serve the district since 1945. The district line now runs from Alton south through East St. Louis and Belleville all the way to Cairo. Bost had previously served for 20 years in the Illinois Legislature.

Bost easily defeated former Rep. Bill Enyart, a Democrat from Belleville, in 2014.

Celebrating his victory Tuesday night, Bost released a statement thanking voters for their support and reminding them that hard work lies ahead.

“America is polarized like never before, and neither party walks out of this election with a mandate,” he said. “It’s critical that we work together to find solutions for growing jobs, empowering working families and getting our country back on track.”

in the Mexican peso on the spot market to almost 19.8 to the dollar, a decline of 7.37 percent compared to the exchange rate at closing time, Bloomberg reported.

At an American-themed bar in the capital, where many gathered to watch electoral results, the mood was grim: There was little laughter, dazed patrons were chain smoking, and some called relatives in the United States to find out what had happened.

“It’s so worrying,” said Roberto Ascencio, 27, a Mexican urban planner who plans to study in the U.S. next year and was among the bewildered clients at the bar, Legion Americana. “I’m seeing my savings reduced. It’s scary to see how much the peso has been reduced in the last few hours.”

For Ascencio and many other Mexicans, the prospect of a President Donald Trump seemed unimaginable — at least until Tuesday evening.

“This is the first time I actually imagined (a Trump victory) as a real scenario,” Ascencio said. “I really haven’t had the chance to interact with people who are supporting him.”

During the campaign, Trump had thrown his weight behind a number

of controversial Mexico-related policy plans — notably vowing to build a wall along the entire U.S.-Mexico border — earning him the enmity of many here and in much of Latin America.

Apart from his infamous wall, Trump had backed large-scale deportations, pledged to nix trade deals with Mexico and threatened to cut cash funds wired home by Mexican immigrants — remittances that totaled almost $25 billion last year, overtaking oil as Mexico’s second-largest source of foreign currency, after manufactured goods.

The peso and the Mexican stock market have been oscillating in recent weeks in close correlation to U.S. polls — dropping as Trump has risen in the polls, gaining as surveys have shown Trump on the decline. That reflects fears that the Mexican economy could slide if Trump wins.

Perhaps no other country outside the United States is as invested in the election as Mexico. It is the polarizing figure of Trump — widely reviled here as a Mexico basher — that drove up interest in the U.S. presidential contest.

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Donald Trump’s stunning lead in the U.S. presidential race was causing deep anxiety late Tuesday in Mexico, whose currency was steeply declining in international markets.

“I’m in shock, my stomach aches, I can’t believe it,” said a stunned Maria Torres, 28, who arrived at a bar in Mexico City expecting a victory for Hillary Clinton. “This is like watching the Titanic sink.”

As a television screen showed Trump leading in Florida, Carla Figueroa, 33, was dumbfounded.

“Florida, seriously, for Trump?” asked Figueroa. “And the Latinos? What terrible news.”

Some viewed thundershowers that lashed the capital shortly after dusk as a sign of turbulent times to come.

“The rain was an omen of the storm that is coming this evening,” said Juan Antonio Diaz, 34, as the television reported the peso headed toward a record low of 20 to the dollar.

Early results showing Trump running strong in key states contributed to a drop

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Duckworth claims victory over Kirk in Illinois Senate race RICK PEARSON | CHICAGO TRIBUNE

U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth captured a U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, capping a rapid rise from injured Iraq War hero to member of the world’s most exclusive club.

Riding a compelling personal story of perseverance and a slew of political advantages, the two-term Democratic congresswoman defeated Sen. Mark Kirk, a Republican seeking a second full term.

“We showed (that) a campaign that respects the voters and is focused on practical solutions rather than shopworn slogans can actually be successful,” Duckworth told supporters at a downtown Chicago hotel ballroom.

“We showed that a relentless focus on rebuilding Illinois’ middle class and respecting hard work rather than wealth can be successful too.”

Kirk gave his concession speech at 8:16 p.m. before much of the vote had even been counted statewide but shortly after The Associated Press called the race for Duckworth. Early returns showed Duckworth with 63 percent to 33 percent for Kirk, with about 31 percent of precincts reporting.

I would do everything possible to make sure that Illinois has the strongest possible representation in the U.S. Senate.”

Kirk said he invited Duckworth for a post-election beer at the Billy Goat Tavern, similar to what he did in 2010 after winning the Senate seat.

“This coming beer summit will show kids across Illinois that opponents can peacefully bury the hatchet after a tough election and that what unites us as Americans is much stronger than what divides us,” he said.

Kirk had widely been viewed as the most vulnerable Republican in the nation to seek re-election this year.

Democrats, hoping to retake a majority in the chamber had viewed a Duckworth victory as critical to their national efforts.

The win means Democrats reclaimed the Senate seat that once belonged to President Barack Obama.

Voters got to weigh in following a campaign the two candidates at times seemed determined to make a referendum on who would better serve veterans’ causes instead of who could better handle a U.S. senator’s broad scope of duties. Duckworth served in the Iraq War and Kirk is a retired Naval Reservist.

“We showed (that) a campaign that respects the voters and is focused on practical solutions rather than shopworn slogans can actually be successful,” - Tammy Duckworth Senator

“I have just called Sen.-elect Tammy Duckworth to congratulate her on a well-fought race,” Kirk told a mostly younger crowd of volunteers milling in and out of a conference room at a Northbrook hotel. “I told Tammy that

During the Senate campaign, Kirk attacked Duckworth over her stewardship of the state veterans’ agency. Duckworth responded by attacking Kirk’s dedication to veterans’ issues and alleged he sided with “Wall Street” interests instead of

Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, right, talks with Eurma C. Hayes Center board member Janet H. Liley during a visit to the center Aug. 26 in Carbondale.

“Main Street” causes, such as allowing students to refinance college loans. She also pushed for free community college, something Kirk labeled a “give away.”

The political backdrop favored Duckworth. Democrats turn out in greater numbers in Illinois during presidential years. The polarizing Donald Trump was atop the Republican ticket. And Kirk made a series of controversial statements that gained national attention.

Duckworth was easily able to raise more campaign cash than Kirk and out-flank the Republican senator for more than a year. Even the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee pulled some of its late advertising that had been scheduled to assist Duckworth, sensing that victory was at hand.

Kirk spent much of what he raised on early TV attack ads as he attempted to negatively define his challenger in voters’ minds. But he was unable to gain

outside financial assistance of national Republican-backed super political action committees and independent expenditure groups, as they opted to look elsewhere to try to save Republican control of the Senate. That largely left Kirk on his own, with limited resources, to promote a message that he’s moderate and a political independent.

The Chicago Tribune’s John Chase and Jeff Coen contributed to this report.

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Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko Daniel Derosio, of Birmingham, an employee with the Illinois Democratic Party, works Tuesday at the Tammy Duckworth campaign office in Carbondale. Duckworth captured a U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday. “We showed (that) a campaign that respects the voters and is focused on practical solutions rather than shopworn slogans can actually be successful,” Duckworth said. “We showed that a relentless focus on rebuilding Illinois’ middle class and respecting hard work rather than wealth can be successful too.”

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Dakota Oria, a junior from Chicago studying computer science, left, and Donquell Sanders, a sophomore from Chicago studying biological science, brace themselves as Christopher Regalado, a junior from Chicago studying architecture, hits them with a plate of shaving cream Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in the Faner Breezeway. Members of Dedicated Young Latinos Embodying Success asked passersby for $1 donations to "pie" either candidate as a fundraiser for Toys for Tots. "At the moment we're just trying to lighten the mood of the election," Oria said of the fundraiser. "Even though both sides are bad, it doesn't mean we can't have a little bit of fun."

Election Day in southern Illinois

Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko Above: Sydney Fred, left, 10, of De Soto, and Lillyana Rose, 9, of Murphysboro, sit on the stage at a U.S. Rep. Mike Bost and Illinois State Rep. Terri Bryant victory party Tuesday at the Elks Lodge in Murphysboro. Fred and Rose are grandchildren of Bost.

Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms Left: Barry Cupp, of Carbondale, prepares to hit a piñata of Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2016, at PK's in Carbondale.

A self-proclaimed Trump supporter, Cupp said he was feeling particularly happy with the polls. "But I'm also excited for it to be over," Cupp said, "and for my friends to return to normal."

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Address list in front yard of 408 S. Poplar

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HOSTESS/PHONE PERSON, apply in person, some lunch hours needed.

Quatro!s Pizza, 218 W. Freeman.

PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER, neat appearance, PT, some lunch hours needed, apply in person, Quatros Pizza, 218 W Freeman.

SALES CLERK, PART-TIME. Must be 21years of age. Apply in person, SI Liquor Mart, 113 N. 12th St., Murphysboro. Please no calls.

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER NEEDED TO START WORK IMMEDIATELY FOR MOTHER-IN-LAW SUFFERING DEMENTIA I am offering 4-5 hours per day on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. $20.00 per hour.

ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD EMAIL DIRECTLY jonetruddy@gmail.com

SALES CLERK, PART-TIME. Must be 21years of age. Apply in person, SI Liquor Mart, 113 N. 12th St., Murphysboro. Please no calls.

ART MAJOR LOOKING to provide face painting for birthday parties, school events, craft fairs, farmer!s market. Portfolio of artwork available.

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Well ... looks like this is the beginning of the end.

Sloan Marion | @sketchingbear

Opinion: Media, afraid of appearing unbalanced, partly to blame for Trump’s rise JOSH SINGER THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

Five years ago, I began a wonderful odyssey into the world of journalism.

Over those five years, I worked on two movies about the news business, “The Fifth Estate” and “Spotlight.”

As part of my research, I spent time with some incredible editors and reporters, and did a lot of thinking about where the industry is. More to the point, I spent a lot of time thinking about the fundamental questions editors and reporters wrestle with every day. Do we have a story? And, if so, how (and when) should we run it?

These two big questions are ones we screenwriters ask ourselves all the time. And while it’s true that, for us in Hollywood, “do we have a story” is more about ticket sales than public imperatives, my cowriter Tom McCarthy and I were often struck by the fact that The Boston Globe‘s Spotlight team and their editors built narrative much in the same way we do. After all, the challenge is similar. And whether you’re trying to break a story on clergy abuse or a write a screenplay about the reporters who broke the clergy abuse story, your real job is to craft a narrative that will break

through the noise and reach people.

In contemporary culture, breaking through the noise is no small feat. It requires more than just a good story.

Gone are the days when dropping a bombshell on the front page of The New York Times or The Washington Post was enough to make the whole world sit up and pay attention.

The whole world is already paying attention — to Facebook, Snapchat, Politico, FiveThirtyEight and whatever else makes up one’s personal media bubble.

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Today's Birthday (11/09/16). Chart your course to realize a dream this year. Retrospection feeds invention.

The funding is available, if you go for it. Shifting professional circumstances over springtime come before a romantic relationship blossoms.

Household changes next autumn lead to a professional breakthrough.

Grow what you love.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Peaceful introspection suits your mood. An idealist needs to be held to the facts.

All is not as it appears.

Let family know if plans change.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Friends are very helpful. Your influence is spreading. Pour energy into your work. Move forward boldly, with confidence. A rise in professional status is available.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 6 -Professional challenges engage you. Dig into a research project and get out into the field over the next six weeks, with Mars in Aquarius. Keep practical objectives.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Love gives you strength. Don't count on money that hasn't come in yet. Revise the budget to grow your investments and business. Choose your path carefully.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Venture into unfamiliar territory.

Get farther with a partner over the next six weeks, with Mars in Aquarius. Collaborate for funding.

Share resources and talents.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) -- Today is a 7 -- A challenge at work has your focus. Imagine perfection.

Consult a good strategist.

Dispel illusions to reveal practical solutions. You may f ind an answer in a dream.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Cultivate love. Find passion in your work and focus on that.

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Treat your physical body with healthy nutrition and exercise. Beauty feeds your spirit.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Someone nearby is looking good.

You're gaining confidence.

Put in extra effort.

Quick action gets results.

Clean house and prepare something luscious. Invite a special guest.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Household responsibilities and upgrades require physical action. Efforts today pay long dividends. Figure out how you want things, and make it happen.

Share your vision.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- There's money to be made if you go for it. Get promises in writing. Draw upon hidden resources, and play that ace up your sleeve.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -Available profits require disciplined action toward tangible goals. Keep it cool. Gentle, steady pressure works the trick.

A friend shows you how.

You can do this.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- You're getting stronger, ready to make improvements. Write down a dream, and consider what possible realizations might look like. Organize a plan for growth.

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Welcomed at the door 6 “Shame on you!”

9 German tricktaking card game 13 St. Teresa’s town 14 Use as a source 15 Egg on 16 Shade lighter than jade 18 Reckless act instigator 19 Witty Bombeck 20 Euros replaced them 21 Buffoons 22 Target Field, e.g.

24 Nowhere near cool 26 N.L. mascot whose head is a large baseball 28 Cracks up 31 Finnish telecommunications company 34 Lindsay of “Freaky Friday” (2003) 36 Bud’s partner 37 Exclude from the list 38 Shrewd ... and a phonetic hint to this puzzle’s four longest answers 39 Creatures of habit?

40 Like Mars, visually 41 Storybook elephant 42 Sneaks a look 43 Points of view 45 Sleeping giant 47 Actors memorize them 49 Riddle-ending question 53 Chew out 55 “Now it makes sense” 57 One-named supermodel 58 __ Scotia 59 London cocreator of the International Plant Names Index 61 Meryl’s “it’s Complicated” co-star 62 Chevy subcompact

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63 Pasta tubes 64 Skip a turn 65 Headed up 66 Infuriated with DOWN 1 Sushi bar brews 2 Prevent 3 Bedrock wife 4 Words starting a confession 5 Lawmaker’s rejection 6 22-Across level 7 Energetic mount 8 He’s a doll 9 Numbers game 10 Super-strong adhesive brand 11 Soil-related prefix 12 Pro shop bagful 14 Forensics facility 17 Feeling blue 21 Cereal component 23 Nest egg letters 25 Big name in facial scrubs 27 Forum robes 29 Traffic alert 30 Puzzle (out) 31 Screenwriter Ephron 32 It may be a bad sign

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33 Extreme care 35 “Fasten your seatbelts” 38 Violin protector 39 “Swell suggestion!”

41 Calisthenics movement 42 After-school org.

44 Shrubs with lavender blooms 46 Perlman of “Cheers”

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48 Colander cousin 50 Change, as a motion 51 Old Testament food 52 Illustrator’s close-up 53 Easy-peasy task 54 Picnic soft drink 56 Neighbor of Nor. 59 __ Kan pet foods 60 Tach reading

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Column: Making the case for both SIU quarterbacks SEAN CARLEY | @SCarleyDE

SIU football coach Nick Hill surprised everyone Saturday by starting sophomore Sam Straub at quarterback, effectively benching senior Josh Straughan.

The move had not been previously discussed among media members or — for the most part — fans as well.

Hill said he put Straub in as a “spark” to the offense and team as a whole.

Straub stepped up in his first career start, leading SIU to a 35-28 victory, which was also the team’s first Missouri Valley Football Conference win this season.

Hill said Straub will start next week against Youngstown State, but here’s the case for either of the two quarterbacks.

Why Straub should start Well, for one, he showed he can win.

Straub looked shaky early in Saturday’s contest, but eventually settled down and took control of himself and the offense.

He completed more than 55 percent of his passes, not the best number ever but teams can be successful with that.

Straub’s completion percentage was not as high as it could have been because he limited unnecessary risks while still taking smart chances down the field.

To the fans, a lot of Straub’s incompletions looked like passes he just missed short and skipped to his intended receiver.

But, on most of these passes, the receiver would’ve been teed up for defenders to lay a heavy hit that might’ve injured the player. Straub’s awareness of the entire field is a big positive, especially now that the playoffs are out of the picture and next season will be SIU’s next shot.

The sophomore also showed a willingness to throw the ball downfield and let players make plays. There were six completions of 25 yards or more Saturday, a facet of the offense that had not been as prevalent of late. His 9.97 yards per attempt is more than 2.5 yards higher than Straughan’s was this season.

Straub added another tool to the

offense that was missing this season and was crucial to the offense’s success last season: running the ball from the quarterback spot.

He was SIU’s leading rusher Saturday with 68 yards, 42 more than Straughan has all year.

The last reason Straub should start is likely the one fans will appreciate later: Straub will be the man for next season.

the receivers doing the work, numbers don’t lie. SIU was moving the ball against quality opponents with Straughan behind the center.

Straughan also had built the chemistry with his receivers that is necessary to run an offense. SIU’s offense has gone through 10 weeks of practice with Straughan and grown accustomed to his decision-making.

Straughan was actually on pace to pass for more than 3,000 yards on the season before being benched. He would have been only the third person in program history to do so behind Nick Hill and Mark Iannotti last season.

Until Straughan came in, all bets were on Straub to be this year’s quarterback.

Straughan rightfully earned the job in fall training camp, but he’s a senior.

Playing Straub in these final two games will get him game-ready for next season.

Why Straughan should start Obviously, his win-loss record is not favorable, but a lot of SIU’s losses this season were not his fault.

Straughan was actually on pace to pass for more than 3,000 yards on the season before being benched. He would have been only the third person in program history to do so behind Hill and Mark Iannotti last season.

A lot of fans claimed these numbers were a product of the risk-averse way Straughan played, which may be true.

Lots of screen passes and other short, quick throws may not be the most appealing way to run a game but if it moves the ball, why avert from it?

Regardless of if it is his fault that his numbers were so high or if it is

Hill himself even said just a week ago that when teams try to turn around a program, they “have to stick to the plan.”

Straughan also has the overall experience. He’s been a starter everywhere he’s been and has frankly played more games than Straub has. As a senior, he has seen more defenses, so he knows how to handle situations better on the fly.

If SIU’s defense had been as solid as it was Saturday — for the first three quarters — all season, I’m sure Straughan would have won more games.

Conclusion Hill has put himself in a win-win situation after starting Straub.

Especially after the win on Saturday, fans are excited to see Hill’s willingness to try new things to get wins.

But also, Hill installed an insurance policy for these final two games. If Straub begins to struggle, he has a proven product he knows can run the offense.

If Straughan does re-enter the offense, he’ll be hungry to show his abilities again and prove he can win.

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Saluki men’s basketball notebook: Scouting the Wright State Raiders SEAN CARLEY | @SCarleyDE

SIU men’s basketball begins its season Friday with a team its only played three times before.

Here’s a preview of how the Salukis matchup with the Wright State Raiders.

Southern Illinois will be the first game of the Scott Nagy era at Wright State.

Nagy was named the Raiders’ coach in April after 21 years at South Dakota State, where he led the Jackrabbits to three NCAA tournaments despite being Division I for just 12 seasons.

SIU is 3-0 against the Raiders, most recently playing in 2010.

The Raiders lost three of its top four scorers, returning only leading scorer junior guard Mark Alstork, who averaged 12.4 points per game.

SIU meanwhile only lost one of its top-four scorers in Anthony Beane.

Wright State’s roster boasts just two players 6-foot-9 or taller: freshman forward Loudon Love and sophomore forward Parker Ernsthausen, who averaged nine minutes per game last season.

There are not many ways where SIU and Wright State are similar.

SIU was a more high-scoring team last season, averaging 73.8 points per game to Wright State’s 68.5.

However, Wright State was a more diligent defensive team, allowing 65.8 points per game to SIU’s 69.7.

Both teams, however, were strong at defending the deep ball. SIU and Wright State both led their respective conferences in 3-point field goal defense with SIU holding a slight edge (31.8

Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE SIU coach Barry Hinson reacts to a play during the Salukis' 72-67 exhibition win against UMSL on Thursday at SIU Arena.

percent to 32.9).

Wright State was a much better team as far as moving the ball is concerned.

They earned more than 100 more assists last season than SIU (478-369).

SIU was actually a better rebounding

team than Wright State last season, but the loss of Bola Olaniyan will likely level out these two teams in that aspect.

Both teams also have a knack for creating turnovers. SIU forced 14.97 turnovers per game last year to Wright

State’s 13.97, both of which were top100 in Division I. It’s hard to predict a winner with no games to base assumptions on, but the numbers from last year show these two teams are fairly equal.

Kenpom.com, a leading college basketball analytics website, gives SIU a 75 percent chance to beat the Raiders and start off the season on the right foot.

But, Friday can only tell what is in store for the Salukis’ season opener.

Former SIU All-American released from Minnesota Vikings Pruitt was a fifth-round draft pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the highest The last remaining Saluki in the NFL Saluki pick since Brandon Jacobs was is now looking for a new employer. picked in the fourth round in 2005.

Former All-American SIU tight He had 10 catches for 89 yards last end MyCole Pruitt was waived by the season as a rookie.

Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday.

The St. Louis native recorded one SEAN CARLEY | @SCarleyDE

catch for seven yards in Week 4 this season, but suffered a knee injury Oct. 9 against Houston that he is still recovering from.

Pruitt set the SIU career record for receptions (221) and is second in career receiving yards (2,601) and

receiving touchdowns (25). All of those Other NFL teams now have a day to marks are Missouri Valley Football decide to place a waiver claim on Pruitt.

Conference records for tight ends.

If he clears waivers, he will then be a free He was a three-time Football agent and can sign with any team.

Championship Subdivision AllAmerican and four-time MVFC AllSports editor Sean Carley can be Conference pick. reached at scar@dailyegyptian.com.

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