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A revised map from Democrats will get its first legislative hearings Tuesday. The map, released Saturday, could increase the party’s advantage over Republicans in the U.S. House from the current 13-5 to 14-3. It also would create a potential second Latino district, reflecting the community’s growth in Illinois, that would stretch from Chicago westward into DuPage County.

“It is clear that the finance, insurance and real estate sectors experienced a strong third quarter according to survey respondents while the transportation, utilities, information and communication sectors suffered the largest deterioration across the board,” said Eugenio J. Alemán, chief economist at the Energy Information Administration and the chair of the NABE business conditions survey.

This entire postseason has been marred by bullpen games, and the Braves haven’t had a starter go five innings since Game 3 of the NLCS, but Baker sat idly while Valdez recently spun an eight-inning masterpiece, a virtually unheard of move in today’s game.