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(9) OSU 52, Illinois 14

No. 9 Ohio State clinched a berth in the 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game against Wisconsin Dec. 2 with a 52-14 victory over Illinois on Saturday, combined with the Badgers’ defeat of Michigan.

Justice defends post detailing sexual history

The growing controversy over sexual misconduct in entertainment and politics took a strange turn Friday when an Ohio state Supreme Court justice running for governor tried to launch a pre-emptive strike by laying out his sexual history, only to find himself on the defensive anyway.

Unemployment rate drops to five-month low

The unemployment rate in Ohio dropped for the second consecutive month, to 5.1 percent in October, its lowest level since June, according to data released by the state Friday morning.

“MegaFix” opening delayed

After four years of orange barrels, changing traffic patterns and congestion, the main projects of the “mega fix” at Interstate 270 and Route 23 on the Far North Side will be done by Saturday, ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Area 2nd-highest in Ohio for tobacco use

Franklin and its surrounding counties have the second-highest rate of adult tobacco use in Ohio, so the state is giving local health and social-service agencies funds to reduce that rate, or at least try.