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Gov. J.B. Pritzker receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse NaTasha McCoy at the state-supported mass vaccination site in the Orr Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.

The Spin: City vs. suburbs on enforcing state’s COVID-19 shutdown orders, restrictions | Arrest in Ald. Brendan Reilly attack | Pandemic’s toll on CTA revenue

March 26, 2021 at 4:35 p.m.

Local health departments that have seen waning demand for coronavirus vaccinations were given the green light today to inoculate anyone 16 and older, amid what Gov. J.B. Pritzker says is...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot outside the United Center mass vaccination site March, 9, 2021.

The Spin: Lightfoot loosens COVID-19 restrictions at outdoor venues amid uptick in cases | Legislature considers making Juneteenth a state holiday | ‘Defund the police’ on Oak Park ballot

March 25, 2021 at 5:16 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced today the city will loosen COVID-19 restrictions, including outdoor dining, exercise classes along with performance and wedding venues. "Citing a worrying increase in coronavirus cases, Lightfoot...

Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, at City Hall in 2019.

The Spin: Pritzker vaccinated | Sen. Duckworth vs. White House | Downtown Ald. Reilly calls for City Council to have final say on removal of monuments

March 24, 2021 at 5:42 p.m.

After weeks of being eligible but noncommittal about exactly when he'd get his COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. J.B. Pritzker sat down and got his one-and-done Johnson & Johnson shot this afternoon...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks outside the United Center mass vaccination site March, 9, 2021.

The Spin: Mayor Lightfoot says ‘we’ll close back down’ if uptick in COVID-19 cases leads to surge | Pritzker signs law to study reparations as Evanston OKs first step in municipal program | Rep. Ford quits Loretto Hospital board over vaccine rollout

March 23, 2021 at 5:13 p.m.

The deadly mass shooting at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket yesterday, just a week after a gunman went on a rampage that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area spas has...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivers an address from her office in City Hall to acknowledge the one year anniversary of COVID-19 in Chicago, Friday, March 19, 2021.

The Spin: Gov. J.B. Pritzker dumps $35M in campaign fund, still won’t say if he’s seeking reelection; Karl Rove to headline Rep. Adam Kinzinger fundraiser; Lightfoot says Loretto Hospital not getting more vaccines amid controversy

March 22, 2021 at 5:48 p.m.

Days after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the nation's wealthiest officeholder, made headlines for dropping $35 million into his campaign fund, he's still not saying whether he'll run for a second...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks outside the United Center mass vaccination site, Tuesday, March, 9, 2021.
Lightfoot celebrated the United Center's new role in the fight against COVID-19.
The site will be the biggest COVID-19 vaccination center in he state, with a goal of 6,000 vaccines per day. The site will be open seven days a week for eight weeks. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

The Spin: Lightfoot to speak on pandemic hitting one-year mark in Chicago | Kwame Raoul gets vaccine in hopes of combating hesitancy | Legislature rebukes state Rep. Miller | Another hopeful says she’ll challenge Kinzinger

March 19, 2021 at 10:49 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is scheduled to deliver an address at 5 p.m. today to mark the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic gripping the city. It will be livestreamed on...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker answers questions from the media at a news conference at the Thompson Center in Chicago on March 18, 2021, to give an update on the coronavirus and other health issues.

The Spin: Pritzker to open vaccinations to all Illinois residents starting April 12 | New Montrose Harbor parking meters part of solving Lightfoot’s pandemic budget woes | State lawmaker Andre Thapedi resigns

March 18, 2021 at 5:04 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled a revised plan for gradually lifting business and other COVID-19-related restrictions statewide today while also announcing that coronavirus vaccinations will be expanded to all residents 16...

Atlanta police officers and detectives respond to a crime scene at Aromatherapy Spa and Gold Spa in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. A 21- year-old man from Woodstock, Georgia, who was captured in south Georgia on Tuesday night, is the suspect in three metro Atlanta spa shootings that left eight people dead.

The Spin: Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces Chicago vaccination expansion | Ineligible Trump Tower staff received shots | Ad blitz salutes Underwood, other House Democrats in swing districts for backing COVID-19 relief package

March 29, 2021 at 2:06 p.m.

After decades of Irishmen dominating Chicago's political scene, newly minted Chicago-area U.S. Rep. Marie Newman posted a photo of herself, Irish soda bread in hand and surrounded by staff -...

The-Vice President Joe Biden and then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel following an event celebrating the first domestic violence shelter built in Chicago in more than a decade on Nov. 25, 2013.

The Spin: Pritzker talks about pandemic, veers from election questions on media tour | Activists say Biden shouldn’t consider Emanuel for ambassadorship | Ravinia concerts on the calendar

March 16, 2021 at 4:14 p.m.

As the nation hits the one-year mark of the coronavirus pandemic, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is doing the media rounds sharing cautious optimism and fielding questions about his leadership through...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, center, is present for the dyeing of the Chicago River green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day on March 13, 2021, in Chicago.

The Spin: Lightfoot allows Chicago River dyeing, cautious sign of city’s return | Pritzker to roll out phased-in reopening plan this week | Former Chicago city attorney has new gig

March 15, 2021 at 6:20 p.m.

Chicago's former city attorney Mark Flessner, who abruptly resigned in December over the Anjanette Young scandal, has landed a new job as a partner at a downtown law firm. Flessner...

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