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Election worker Irene Jester wipes down the ballot box between voters in in the Illinois primary election at Parkview Church of the Nazarene Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Voters are casting ballots in the Illinois primary despite the coronavirus outbreak, with judges at this polling place seeing a slow but steady turnout. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Election worker Irene Jester wipes down the ballot box between voters in in the Illinois primary election at Parkview Church of the Nazarene Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Voters are casting ballots in the Illinois primary despite the coronavirus outbreak, with judges at this polling place seeing a slow but steady turnout. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

March 18, 2020

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Biden wins Illinois primary, widening lead over Sanders
March 18, 2020 12:34 a.m.

Biden wins Illinois primary, widening lead over Sanders

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Illinois Democratic primary for president on Tuesday, widening his lead over rival Bernie Sanders in an election complicated by the coronavirus pandemic.