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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick crushed political rivals Dale Holness, a former county commissioner, and Anika Omphroy, a Democrat finishing her second term as a state representative.

Charlie Crist won a decisive victory over Nikki Fried to become the Democratic nominee to challenge Republican Ron DeSantis. “Don’t be fooled by the DeSantis propaganda machine," Crist told supporters. "He doesn’t promote freedom. He takes freedom away. We can put a stop to this wannabe dictator. If we work together, stand up to this bully, we will defeat him in November.”

Updated 1/29/2021 11:17 AM Algonquin-based Community Community Unit District 300 received COVID-19 vaccinations from the Greater Elgin Family Care Center, which it started distributing Thursday, Superintendent Fred Heid said. Staff at Neubert and Eastview elementary schools received the first 120 vaccine doses, Heid said. An email was sent to the staff of both schools, with registration done on a first-come, first-served basis.   An additional 120 doses of the vaccine will be administered Feb....