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Mayor Lori Lightfoot presides over a virtual City Council meeting as Jeff Levine, attorney with the City's Law Department, left, and Mark Flessner, corporation counsel, look on from her office at City Hall in Chicago on April 22, 2020.

The Spin: Madigan’s successor resigns after 3 days, still eligible for month’s pay | Lightfoot caught cussing on hot mic during City Council meeting | Pro-Trump Republican launches bid to unseat Kinzinger

February 24, 2021 at 6:25 p.m.

There's mystery around former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan's hand-picked successor to his 22nd District House seat who resigned this morning at the long-serving lawmaker's behest. On Sunday, Edward Guerra Kodatt,...

Pro-Trump candidate announces plans to challenge one of the former president’s Republican critics, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger

March 11, 2024 at 1:46 p.m.

In what could be a foreshadowing of national fault lines in the Republican Party, a pro-Donald Trump Republican announced plans on Wednesday to challenge one of the former president's most...

Flanked by Police Superintendent David Brown, police officers and FBI agents, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, John Lausch, Jr., announces charges in a significant federal gang investigation, during an outdoor press conference at he Chicago Police 7th district police station, Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

The Spin: Chicago U.S. Attorney John Lausch gets reprieve from Biden administration through transition | Illinois’ top Democrats split over next state party chair | Pro-Trump Downstate Sen. Darren Bailey launches gubernatorial bid

February 23, 2021 at 6:18 p.m.

Michael Madigan's exit as Illinois Democratic Party chair Monday night has created more intrigue both around the federal public corruption case that has reached his inner circle and the power...

Activist Jahmal Cole, shown Oct. 5, 2020.

The Spin: Gov. Pritzker signs criminal justice overhaul | Michael Madigan resigns as Illinois Democratic Party chair | Ald. Reilly attacked outside downtown bar

February 22, 2021 at 7:03 p.m.

Embattled former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has all but left state politics, announcing today he's stepping down as Democratic Party chair. It comes a month after he was deposed...

Then-Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown attends a bill signing on Aug. 24, 2017 at the Safer Foundation North Lawndale Adult Transition Center.

The Spin: Madigan’s sprint to pick his successor | Lightfoot still backs police superintendent after scathing watchdog report | Beer home delivery legislation brewing

February 19, 2021 at 5:39 p.m.

On Sunday — just 72 hours after announcing his resignation from the Illinois General Assembly — embattled former state representative and longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan is expected to pick...

Speaker Michael Madigan on the House floor before Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his first budget address to a joint session of the Illinois House and Senate at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Feb. 20, 2019.

The Spin: Madigan exiting legislature, still state Democratic Party chair | City watchdog hammers CPD response to summer looting, unrest | Rush calls for USPS postmaster to resign

February 18, 2021 at 5:32 p.m.

Forced to hand over the state House speaker's gavel last month after a record run, state Rep. Michael Madigan announced today he's resigning from the Illinois General Assembly. Lest you...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Tinley Park Convention Center COVID-19 vaccination site in Tinley Park on Jan. 25, 2021.

The Spin: Gov. J.B. Pritzker blasts GOP in budget speech | State Republicans launch ‘Fire Pritzker’ campaign | A look at Kinzinger’s family feud over his Trump vote

February 17, 2021 at 6:19 p.m.

"Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $41.6 billion state budget Wednesday that takes on Republicans for leading the opposition to his graduated-rate income tax plan by recommending cuts to nearly $1...

In this image from video, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks Jan. 7, 2021, in the House.

The Spin: In Milwaukee, Biden to call for fast-tracking COVID-19 relief plan | CTU vs. Lightfoot battle over, what’s next? | Trump, Kinzinger tension goes back to 2016

February 16, 2021 at 4:58 p.m.

Heavy snow and severe cold is slowing down the vaccination supply chain here, with 100-plus Chicago sites not getting their weekly doses delivered, my Tribune colleague Alice Yin reports. Gov....

The Illinois Senate meets before the inauguration of a new term Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Springfield.

The Spin: Pritzker trying to address inequities in vaccine distribution as new state data shows stark racial disparities | Census delay could yank Illinois Democrats’ control of state remap

February 12, 2021 at 5:50 p.m.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration this week has been dealing with criticism over the state's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Yesterday, local health officials complained during a Senate committee hearing...

A U.S. Army National Guard soldier gets a cup of coffee as he guards the permitter of the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Spin: A look at how impeachment is playing (or isn’t) beyond cable news | Lightfoot, Preckwinkle reject Pritzker’s COVID-19 vaccination plan | Obama center foe takes his complaint to Biden

February 11, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.

As the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump unfolds in Washington, Daily Southtown columnist Ted Slowik took the public's temperature on the historic proceedings. Nothing bursts the political bubbles...

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