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President Donald Trump with Rep. Mike Bost during a rally in 2018 in Murphysboro, Illinois.

The Spin: Duckworth says relief bill ‘close’ | Bost, LaHood back Texas lawsuit to throw out election results | Renewed push to rename Lake Shore Drive for DuSable

December 11, 2020 at 5:32 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth offered a slice of hope today to the Illinois restaurant industry struggling in the midst of the pandemic. During a virtual town hall meeting, the Hoffman...

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

The Spin: William Barr wasn’t interviewing for job at Chicago law firm, partner says | House Black Caucus backs Madigan | Rahm Emanuel’s chance for spot in Biden Cabinet dimming?

December 10, 2020 at 5:59 p.m.

Rumors that U.S. Attorney General William Barr was interviewing for a job at Chicago-based Winston & Strawn once he leaves the White House were shot down Thursday by the powerhouse...

Some of the weapons collected in a Los Angeles Gun Buyback event are showcased Dec. 27, 2012.

The Spin: Lightfoot, city officials ‘ready’ when vaccine is approved | Durbin vs. McConnell on relief package | Mellody Hobson rises to Starbucks board chairwoman

December 9, 2020 at 5:53 p.m.

With the federal government poised to approve emergency COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S., Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other officials laid out initial distribution plans that include a goal of getting...

In this University of Oxford photo, a volunteer is administered the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England.

The Spin: If FDA OKs Pfizer vaccine, Chicago distribution could start next week | Ald. Tunney’s Ann Sather cited for indoor dining | Is an economic shot in the arm on the horizon?

December 8, 2020 at 5:21 p.m.

British health officials launched their COVID-19 vaccine program today, and that photo beamed around the world of a 90-year-old woman getting the first inoculation feels like a bit of hope...

Ald. Tom Tunney poses inside his main Ann Sather restaurant Sept. 1, 2020, in Chicago.

The Spin: Tunney cops to violating ban on indoor dining at his Ann Sather restaurant | Lightfoot on vaccines, equity | Durbin on compromise COVID-19 relief package

December 7, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.

Despite city and state COVID-19 rules banning indoor dining in Chicago, Ald. Tom Tunney said some of the regular customers at his Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in the...

Registered nurse Kara Pedersen, left, and Dr. Michael Gottlieb, on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at work in the lobby of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago which has been transformed into a triage area for less seriously ill patients with COVID-19-like symptoms.

The Spin: Lightfoot to mark passage of pandemic budget with steak, scotch, cigar | Chicago woos Joliet for lucrative water deal | Will Illinois run out of hospital beds?

November 24, 2020 at 6:32 p.m.

Last year Mayor Lori Lightfoot celebrated the passage of her first city budget with a scotch and a cigar. This year, she said she'll add a steak to the menu,...

Then-Alderman candidate Jesse J. Evans in 1987.

Former Chicago Ald. Jesse Evans dies at age 83

November 24, 2020 at 8:44 p.m.

Former South Side Ald. Jesse Evans, a one-time postal worker who rose to a seat on the Chicago City Council only to see his success unravel a decade later in...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle speaks at a news conference Oct. 26, 2020, in Chicago.

Cook County launches legal aid program for those facing eviction, foreclosure or massive debt tied to COVID-19

November 24, 2020 at 11:44 a.m.

Anticipating a "wave" of evictions in the coming months triggered by COVID-19's ongoing health and economic crises, Cook County officials on Monday announced a free legal services program for those...

President-elect Joe Biden walks from his motorcade to speak to reporters Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaward.

The Spin: City Treasurer denies wrongly firing employees | Lightfoot, Duckworth headline fundraiser for Democrats in Georgia senate races | Biden appointments have Illinois ties

November 23, 2020 at 8:23 p.m.

Federal prosecutors indicted Michael McClain, one of Michael Madigan's oldest and most trusted friends, last week, but a key question lingers: Will he flip? My colleagues Jason Meisner and Ray...

State Sen. Daniel Biss, at the Capitol in 2013, has taken to Twitter to promote his version of a Democratic alternative to fix state government's money woes.

The Spin: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger says GOP ‘waiting’ for Trump to accept results | Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will spend Thanksgiving apart from her mother | Dr. Scott Atlas’ Chicago roots

November 18, 2020 at 5:06 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the sole Chicago-area Republican in the Illinois congressional delegation, said he has congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on his victory over President Donald Trump. Many of his...

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