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Republican Frank Lesko edges out Josh Langfelder for Sangamon County Recorder | First Listen

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  • Frank Lesko defeated Josh Langfelder by 31 votes after all the mail-in ballots were counted
  • A federal jury on Tuesday heard from a businessman whose appointment to the board of Comm Ed is alleged to have been a bribe
  • A federal judge in Chicago has tossed out a lawsuit against a trucking company for violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act
  • A state lawmaker who represents much of rural central Illinois wants the state to ban carbon capture technology near water supplies
  • Illinois nursing homes that aren't meeting the state's minimum staffing levels will have to pay fines next year
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