O'Brien wins; Democrats, women increase high court majority

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Appellate Court Justice Mary O'Brien has won election to the state Supreme Court, increasing the court's Democratic majority in a year that Republicans hoped they would swing control their way.

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