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Illinois electors choose Biden as president, 20-0

Peoria, IL, USA 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Julia Bradley
Dec 14, 2020 | 11:53 AM
President-elect Joe Biden, right, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, share a laugh during an event to announce several choices for positions in the Biden administration at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois members of the Electoral College have chosen Joe Biden for president.

The 20-0 vote in favor of the Democratic president-elect on Monday was announced by the Illinois Electoral College chairwoman, Lori Lightfoot, the mayor of Chicago.

Biden defeated Republican President Donald Trump.

Electoral College votes from all 50 states and the District of Columbia will be tallied on January 6 in a joint session of Congress that will be overseen by Vice President Mike Pence.

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