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Protesters congregate at the Capitol Building during the "American Patriot Rally on Capitol Lawn" protest April 30, 2020, in Lansing, Mich. People gathered to urge lawmakers to vote to end the emergency order amid the new coronavirus.

Time for states to reopen their economies? Political divisions emerge as Midwest governors weigh coronavirus cases vs. unemployment.

May 4, 2020 at 5:58 p.m.

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across America, many of the nation's governors find themselves in a political vise, squeezed between pressure to reopen local economies amid record unemployment and to...

Then-state Rep. Jeanne Ives, of Wheaton, appears March 20, 2018, in Glen Ellyn, where she conceded the governor race.

Illinois Republican congressional candidate’s fundraising email plagiarizes baiduhai story

April 15, 2020 at 5:32 p.m.

A fundraising email sent this week from suburban congressional candidate Jeanne Ives plagiarized a baiduhai article about mail-in voting. The Ives email sent late Monday afternoon lifted two sentences...

Former President Barack Obama makes a public appearance during the week of the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 15, 2020, in Chicago. Obama has endorsed his former vice president, Joe Biden, for president.

In endorsing Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama offers pointed critique of Trump White House amid coronavirus pandemic

April 16, 2020 at 7:15 p.m.

Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden for president Tuesday, calling him the best person to lead the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic while also offering a pointed critique of Republican President...

A worker hands out disinfectant wipes and pens as voters line up outside Riverside High School for Wisconsin's primary election on April 7, 2020, in Milwaukee.

Under coronavirus cloud, Joe Biden wins Wisconsin and Dems take key state Supreme Court seat

April 13, 2020 at 9:00 p.m.

Former Vice President Joe Biden easily won Wisconsin's Democratic presidential primary Monday in an election overshadowed by a partisan legal battle that resulted in thousands of voters risking their health...

Gov. J. B. Pritzker speaks during his daily news briefing on COVID-19 in the James R. Thompson Center on April 6, 2020.

Illinois endures second-deadliest coronavirus day, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker encouraged by trend of COVID-19 cases

April 11, 2020 at 6:46 p.m.

Illinois reported its second-highest daily total of coronavirus deaths Saturday, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker expressed optimism that the number of COVID-19 cases had started to flatten out as he urged...

New York Times photographer Erin Schaff's COVID-19 antibodies test at Farragut Medical and Travel Care in Washington, April 10, 2020. Governments around the world are hopeful that serology tests can tell them which people are protected from reinfection and can safely go back to normal activities.

Chicago’s health department has started using COVID-19 antibody testing to determine if someone had the virus

April 11, 2020 at 3:23 p.m.

Chicago's Department of Health has begun administering a limited number of antibody tests to determine whether an individual has contracted COVID-19, Health Commissioner Allison Arwady reported Saturday morning. The so-called...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Chicago’s share of state’s COVID-19 cases continues to decline, public health commissioner reports

April 11, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady reported during a Saturday morning online question-and-answer session that the city's share of COVID-19 cases continues to decline. Arwady said the latest...

In battleground Wisconsin, long voter lines, no election results and a missed opportunity to build toward November

April 8, 2020 at 1:42 p.m.

Wary voters clad in masks waited in long, socially distanced lines across Wisconsin on Tuesday amid a political firestorm over whether the state's election should have been held in the...

A tent outside the Town Hall allows people to vote early without entering the building in Dunn, Wisconsin, on April 1, 2020.

Wisconsin election back on for Tuesday after state Supreme Court overrules governor’s order to postpone it

April 7, 2020 at 9:58 a.m.

In the span of four hours Monday, the whiplash saga of Wisconsin's election swung from one extreme to the other, with a Democratic governor postponing Tuesday's voting only to have...

Poll worker Jon Becker, left, assists a woman taking advantage of drive-up voting on March 27, 2020 in Madison, Wisconsin. Voters who are high-risk for COVID-19 can register to vote and/or cast their ballot from their vehicle. High-risk populations include older adults and people with chronic health conditions.

Amid coronavirus outbreak, Wisconsin election still on for Tuesday despite stay home order and a massive poll worker shortage

April 4, 2020 at 7:46 p.m.

Thousands of poll workers have said they won't work. Hundreds of voting locations have been consolidated. Tens of thousands of requests for mail-in absentee ballots are backlogged. Wisconsin's voting system...

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