Spotlight Politics: Officials Flirt with Pandemic Pullback
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Will an uptick in COVID-19 cases lead to more restrictions across the city and state?
Elected officials flirt with a possible pandemic pull back. Meanwhile, the reopening debate rages over schools. And President Donald Trump weighs in — again — on Chicago’s pervasive violence. Weighing in on those stories and more is our politics team: Amanda Vinicky, Paris Schutz, Heather Cherone and Carol Marin.
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Spotlight Politics: Officials Flirt with Pandemic Pullback
Clip: 7/15/2020 | 17m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Elected officials flirt with a possible pandemic pull back. Meanwhile, the reopening debate rages over schools. And President Donald Trump weighs in — again — on Chicago’s pervasive violence. Weighing in on those stories and more is our politics team: Amanda Vinicky, Paris Schutz, Heather Cherone and Carol Marin.
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