Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Here’s some non-election-related news, for those of you who’d rather crawl back in bed.
Kendall County judge rules against dismissing lawsuit against Dennis Hastert
A Kendall County judge has ruled that an abuse victim of former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert can continue his lawsuit against Hastert. Hastert is currently in jail in Minnesota after pleading guilty to violating federal banking laws by making hush-money payments to the plaintiff, whom Hastert sexually abused when he was a wrestling coach at Yorkville High School. [Sun-Times]
