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House Speaker Michael Madigan congratulates Gov. J.B. Pritzker after his first budget address at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Feb. 20, 2019.

The Spin: Pritzker says ‘Yes’ it’s time for Madigan to be replaced as Democratic Party Chair | What’s next for Ken Griffin? | Oberweis launches ‘recount fund,’ Underwood confident in tight congressional race

November 5, 2020 at 5:48 p.m.

A day after U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin made state Democratic Party Chair Michael Madigan the fall guy for two key losses in Tuesday's night's election, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said it's...

U.S. Reps. Lauren Underwood and Sean Casten before a news conference outside the Ken Christy Post Office in Aurora on Aug. 18, 2020.

The Spin: Pritzker blames rich Republicans for losing ‘fair tax’ fight | Casten claims victory vs. Ives, Underwood-Oberweis too close to call | AP calls Wisconsin, Michigan for Biden as battle with Trump continues

November 4, 2020 at 6:20 p.m.

Associated Press dispatch: Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin today, reclaiming a key part of the "blue wall" that slipped away from Democrats four years ago...

James Smith, with his dog Ace, votes at the Election Day super site polling place inside the United Center in Chicago on Nov. 3, 2020.

The Spin: Election Day — races to watch, waiting | Trump in Kenosha wonders aloud: Who will win? | How the Tribune is working to avoid ‘Dewey defeats Truman’ repeat

November 3, 2020 at 5:51 p.m.

Like so many in the voting public today, President Donald Trump wondered aloud at a campaign rally in Kenosha last night — albeit with a bit of sarcasm — about...

An information sign at the Loop Super Site in downtown Chicago on Oct. 11, 2020.

The Spin: Final countdown to Trump vs. Biden begins tomorrow | Biden’s big Chicago fundraisers | Pritzker has Illinois National Guard ‘in state of readiness’ in case of election unrest

November 2, 2020 at 6:11 p.m.

On this election eve, a little '80s Swedish glam rock is in order to mark the final countdown. Republican President Donald Trump is in Kenosha tonight, one of five rallies...

A sign informs motorists of a red-light camera at Madison Street and Ashland Avenue in Chicago.

The Spin: Lightfoot argues again that bars and restaurants aren’t driving COVID-19 spread | Chicago’s security plan for Election Day unrest | Foxx-O’Brien nearly tied — in money race

October 30, 2020 at 5:43 p.m.

Illinois reached yet another one-day high of nearly 70,000 newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases today. During a morning news conference, Mayor Lori Lightfoot doubled-down on her argument that private gatherings among...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal government response to COVID-19 on Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington.

The Spin: Illinois sees record day in COVID-19 cases | Ricketts sibs, John Rogers among pro team owners contributing to presidential campaigns | Fauci virtually in Chicago

October 29, 2020 at 6:05 p.m.

Illinois saw a one-day high in newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases, prompting Gov. J.B. Pritzker to announce he's tightening restrictions on bar and restaurant operations and gatherings in yet another region...

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington.

The Spin: Lightfoot, Pritzker have ‘frank’ talk on COVID-19 restrictions | Kamala Harris makes robocalls for Kim Foxx | Trump points finger at local politicians after NYT piece on Chicago tower woes

October 28, 2020 at 6:05 p.m.

It seemed like Dodge City today as Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot sidestepped questions about apparent tension between two of the state's most powerful Democrats over coronavirus restrictions....

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces reforms to the School Resource Officer Program during a press conference at City Hall, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020.

The Spin: Trump vs. Obama in closing days of election | Pritzker tightens restrictions on Chicago amid COVID-19 surge | More than 2 million early votes cast in Illinois

October 27, 2020 at 5:37 p.m.

A short time ago, Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered new COVID-19-related restrictions for Chicago, prohibiting indoor dining and bar service and limiting gatherings to 25 as of Friday. It follows similar...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivers her budget address Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 in Council Chambers at City Hall.

The Spin: Trick-or-treating on, polls remain open as COVID-19 surges in Illinois | Jennifer Pritzker is politically homeless | Study: Property tax hikes exceed inflation in Cook County

October 26, 2020 at 5:04 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this morning on CNN that Halloween trick-or-treating will proceed because, well, she'd be hard-pressed to stop it. And Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday said polling places...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot provides an update on Chicago's response to COVID-19 at City Hall in Chicago on Oct. 19, 2020.

The Spin: Lightfoot’s budget will make more speeders pay | Is it OK to trust the polls in presidential race this time? | Griffin blasts Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’ in staff email

October 23, 2020 at 6:49 p.m.

Polls show Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump in key swing states. But after what happened in 2016, when the numbers were pointing to a Hillary Clinton...

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