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All the campaign ads, canvassers, mailers, and texts have led us to one of my favorite places on earth: the voting booth. Election Day is when our voices are heard louder than ever. It\u2019s when we speak up for candidates who support education equity and racial justice. For folks who support Illinois children and families. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","color_schema":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,36],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-1379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-civic-action","category-elections","tag-elections"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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