All Stories from January 15, 2021 (Change date)
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Biden picks familiar faces for top roles at FEMA, CIAJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is nominating New York emergency department Commissioner Deanne Criswell to serve as the Federal Emergency Management Agency admin...
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Low-risk high school sports return for some regions, but not in suburbsJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker loosened mitigations in some regions Friday, opening the door for low-risk sports to resume though not in suburban areas. Region 1 (including DeKalb, ...
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Carpentersville's Tennell captures second US Figure Skating titleJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - LAS VEGAS - Bradie Tennell is back on top of American figure skating. The 22-year-old Olympian, who had finished second and third at the past two national championships,...
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Biden vaccine plan seems to ignore scienceJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Joe Biden's announcement that his administration would make all doses of the COVID-19 vaccines available immediately to the states shows that his campaign mantra of "fol...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anne Hathaway charm in HBO Max's pandemic-inspired 'Locked Down”Jan 15, 2021 12:00 am - “Locked Down” - ★ ★ ★ Doug Liman's “Locked Down,” one of the first and most ambitious films to be conceived and shot during the pandemic, is, like our own quarantine exp...
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UK toughens up borders over Brazil virus variant fearsJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - LONDON - The U.K. moved Friday to toughen up its entry requirements beyond its surprise decision to ban travel from South America and Portugal in the face of a new virus...
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Outdoor dining music noise complaints? St. Charles says "Acoustic, yes. Amplified, no."Jan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Through expanded outdoor dining options, St. Charles officials have tried to create ways to help struggling restaurants and bars survive the financial effects of the COV...
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Round Lake-area students set for partial return in MarchJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 is planning to return students to classrooms under a hybrid learning plan with some students beginning March 8, almost a year after the...
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Don't hate the political players; hate the political gameJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Many Americans are very upset that President-elect Joe Biden will replace President Donald Trump. For most of them, it's not that they will miss Trump's unconventional a...