Politics News
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'We followed the law': Mount Prospect candidates feel vindicated by rulingJan 19, 2021 2:19 PM - Mount Prospect village board candidates Terri Gens and Peggy Pissarreck said they feel vindicated Tuesday, after the town's electoral board finalized a ruling allowing them to remain on the April 6 ballot.
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How Operation Warp Speed Created Vaccination Chaos
Jan 19, 2021 11:20 AM - Hospitals and clinics across the country are canceling vaccine appointments because the Trump administration tells states how many doses they'll receive only one week at a time, making it all but impossible to plan a comprehensive vaccination campaign.
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How a pair of suburban filmmakers created a piece of inaugural historyJan 19, 2021 10:39 AM - Up-and-coming filmmakers Jason Polevoi of Buffalo Grove and Teddy Wachholz of Arlington Heights landed a last-minute gig of a lifetime: the chance to film a musical performance to be featured as part of Wednesday's inaugural events.
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District 57 board member running as a write-in for Mount Prospect trusteeJan 19, 2021 8:58 AM - A Mount Prospect Elementary School District 57 school board member is running for the Mount Prospect village board as a write-in candidate.
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The bills that failed during the legislature's short sessionJan 18, 2021 3:40 PM - State lawmakers ran out of time last week on several consequential measures -- including bills that would have expanded vote-by-mail, allowed lawmakers to conduct business remotely during the pandemic and eliminated newly expanded income tax deductions for business owners.
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Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp
Jan 18, 2021 2:52 PM - The U.S. Capitol complex temporarily locked down Monday during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after a fire in a homeless encampment roughly a mile away sent a plume of smoke into the air and caused security concerns in an already jittery city.
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Biden, Harris take break from inaugural prep to mark MLK day
Jan 18, 2021 2:51 PM - Two days from the inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris pitched in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects as a militarized and jittery Washington prepared for a swearing-in that will play out under extraordinary security.
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'Rooting hard for you': Will departure notes end with Trump?
Jan 18, 2021 1:16 PM - Presidential traditions are usually known for their solemnity and carry the weight of future historical significance. This one began with cartoon turkeys and a reference to lunch.
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Biden aims for unifying speech at daunting moment for U.S.
Jan 18, 2021 12:44 PM - President-elect Joe Biden will take the stage for his inaugural address at perhaps the most difficult starting point for a president since Franklin Roosevelt began his first term by assuring a nation scarred by the Great Depression that "we have nothing to fear but fear itself."
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Harris prepares for central role in Biden's White House
Jan 18, 2021 11:06 AM - Kamala Harris will make history on Wednesday when she becomes the nation's first female vice president -- and the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent to hold that office. But that's only where her boundary-breaking role begins.
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