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Jan 11, 2021 5:37 PM - The Article of Impeachment introduced Monday in the U.S. House charges President Donald Trump with incitement of insurrection.
Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inauguration

By Russell Lissau
Jan 8, 2021 4:22 PM - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration there Jan. 20. Neither U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville nor U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield said the attack changes how they feel about their safety.
World reaction to the storming of the U.S. Capitol

Jan 7, 2021 3:34 PM - Reaction from around the world to the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms U.S. Capitol

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ANDREW TAYLOR
Jan 7, 2021 11:05 AM - Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner early Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a stunning attempt to overturn America's presidential election, undercut the nation's democracy and keep Trump in the White House.
Somber Senate unites to reject election challenges

By ANDREW TAYLOR
Jan 7, 2021 8:11 AM - A sober, shaken Senate returned to its hallowed chamber Wednesday night to slap away a frivolous election challenge, but its secondary purpose seemed to be to rise from the wreckage of a shocking day in which they were forced to flee the Capitol by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump.
Constable: Attack from our own evokes gut punch of Sept. 11

By Burt Constable
Jan 7, 2021 5:48 AM - The scene of domestic invaders occupying the U.S. Capitol delivers the same gut punch and sadness that Americans felt on Sept. 11, 2001.
Trump promises 'orderly transition' as Congress confirms Biden win after Capitol invasion

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ANDREW TAYLOR
Jan 7, 2021 5:53 AM - Congress has formally validated Joe Biden's presidential election victory on a day that saw a time-honored ceremony become a nightmare of unprecedented political terror. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of Trump supporters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. Four people died as a result of the attack.
Pence defies Trump, declares Biden victory after saying he can't reject electoral votes

By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER
Jan 7, 2021 2:57 AM - Vice President Mike Pence defied President Donald Trump early Thursday morning as he affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's November victory, putting an end to Trump's futile efforts to subvert American democracy and overturn the results of the election.
Lawmakers evacuated from U.S. Capitol as Trump supporters storm building

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Jan 6, 2021 4:31 PM - Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power, forcing lawmakers to be rushed from the building and interrupting challenges to Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.
EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Jan 6, 2021 12:26 AM - The congressional meeting on Wednesday is the final step in reaffirming Deomocrat Joe Biden's win, after the Electoral College officially elected him in December. The meeting is required by the Constitution and includes several distinct steps.
'I hope Mike Pence comes through for us': Pence caught between Trump, Constitution

By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN
Jan 5, 2021 2:26 PM - Vice President Mike Pence finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over Wednesday's congressional tally of Electoral College votes, the last front in Trump's futile attempts to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the November election.
Georgia election officials reject Trump call to 'find' more votes

By JEFF AMY, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JONATHAN LEMIRE
Jan 4, 2021 3:22 PM - President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproved claims of fraud and raising the prospect of a "criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count, according to a recording of the conversation.
Trump calls on Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Jan 4, 2021 3:22 PM - President Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers Monday to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when Congress convenes for a joint session this week to confirm the Electoral College vote.
Trump, on audio recording, presses Georgia official to 'find' 11,780 votes

By JEFF AMY, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and KATE BRUMBACK
Jan 4, 2021 6:48 AM - President Donald Trump pleaded with Georgia's election chief to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state.
Cruz leads 11 GOP senators challenging Biden win over Trump

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Jan 2, 2021 1:54 PM - A coalition of 11 Republican senators announced Saturday it will challenge the outcome of the presidential election by voting to reject electors from some states when Congress meets next week to certify the Electoral College results that confirmed President-elect Joe Biden won.
Trump voters accept Biden election win 'with reservations'

By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN COOPER
Dec 16, 2020 12:29 PM - For weeks, President Donald Trump has been on a mission to convince his loyal base that his victory was stolen and the contest was rigged. With help from conservative media, polls show he's had considerable success. But now that the Electoral College has formalized Biden's win and Republican officials, including Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, are finally acknowledging Biden as president-elect, many Trump voters across the country seem to be doing the same.
McConnell warns GOP off Electoral College brawl in Congress

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Dec 16, 2020 12:29 PM - Fending off a messy fight that could damage Republicans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow GOP senators not to join President Donald Trump's extended assault on the Electoral College results.
Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory

By WILL WEISSERT
Dec 16, 2020 7:34 AM - WASHINGTON -- More than a month after the election, top Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden as the next U.S. president, a collapse in GOP resistance to the millions of voters who decisively chose the Democrat. Foreign leaders joined the parade, too, including Russia's Vladimir Putin. Speaking on Tuesday from the floor of the U.S. Senate where Biden spent 36 years of his career, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated his former colleague as president-elect. The two men spoke later in the day.
'The Electoral College has spoken': McConnell congratulates Joe Biden as president-elect

By LISA MASCARO
Dec 15, 2020 1:24 PM - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the Electoral College "has spoken."
'Democracy prevailed': Biden aims to unify divided nation

By AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT
Dec 15, 2020 8:03 AM - President-elect Joe Biden pointedly criticized President Donald Trump for threatening core principles of democracy even as he told Americans that their form of self-government ultimately "prevailed."
Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost

By MARK SHERMAN
Dec 15, 2020 6:56 AM - The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden as the nation's next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump's refusal to concede he had lost.
Electoral College makes it official: Biden won
$President-elect Joe Biden leaves a doctor's appointment at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Saturday, in for a routine two-week post-injury follow up on his fractured foot.$
By MARK SHERMAN
Dec 14, 2020 7:51 PM - The Electoral College formally chose Joe Biden on Monday as the nation's next president, giving him a solid electoral majority of 306 votes and confirming his victory in last month's election. The state-by-state voting took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump's refusal to concede he had lost.
Illinois electors choose Biden as president, 20-0

Dec 14, 2020 3:25 PM - Illinois members of the Electoral College have chosen Joe Biden for president.
Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit

By SCOTT BAUER
Dec 14, 2020 1:54 PM - A narrowly divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his election loss in the battleground state about an hour before the Electoral College cast Wisconsin's 10 votes for Democrat Joe Biden.
Biden aides hope Electoral College vote is GOP turning point
$President-elect Joe Biden leaves a doctor's appointment Saturday at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. Biden was in for a routine two-week post-injury follow up on his fractured foot.$
By AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT
Dec 14, 2020 6:58 AM - With the Electoral College set to formally elect Joe Biden as president on Monday, his aides say they hope Republicans will consider their own long-term interests (and the country's), accept President Donald Trump's defeat and focus their attention on fighting the coronavirus pandemic and staving off economic tumult.

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Read the House’s Article of Impeachment against President Trump

Updated Jan 11, 2021 5:37 PM

The Article of Impeachment introduced Monday in the U.S. House charges President Donald Trump with incitement of insurrection.

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Cook County assessor argues appeals rulings are undoing taxpayer equity efforts

Posted Jan 11, 2021 5:30 AM

A Cook County assessor’s report on 2019 property reassessments in the North and Northwest suburbs says efforts to improve taxpayer equity and fairness have been undone to some degree by Board of Review rulings on commercial property owners’ appeals.

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