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Early voting to expand across Chicago, suburban Cook County as officials unveil new ballot tracking
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What happenedEarly voting to expand across Chicago, suburban Cook County as officials unveil new ballot tracking.
The headline splitWLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "Early voting to expand across Chicago, suburban Cook County as officials unveil new ballo...". KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) frames it as "Travis County leaders weigh in as early voting approaches".
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