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CHICAGO — Rebuffed by the State Board of Elections, a group seeking to have former President Donald Trump disqualified from Illinois’ March 19 GOP primary ballot based on the “insurrection clause” of the U.S. Constitution is seeking an expedited appeal of the board’s ruling in Cook County Circuit Court. Recognizing a tight timeline for ballots to be prepared and printed, the group is asking the court to move quickly and said it anticipates the case will eventually go before the Illinois Supreme Court. Democratic justices hold a 5-2 majority on the state’s high court. The appeal, filed by five …

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