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This combination of Sept. 29, 2020, file photos shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland.

The Spin: More on the mute button at tonight’s Trump-Biden debate | Does Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts share some of Trump’s sensibilities? | Lightfoot’s COVID-19 restrictions

October 22, 2020 at 5:55 p.m.

Even with a mute button in play at tonight's second and final presidential debate, count on fireworks, experts say. After last month's showdown between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker keeps his mask on during a COVID-19 news conference Oct., 20, 2020.

The Spin: Add Pat Ryan to billionaires fighting Gov. Pritzker’s graduated tax | Lightfoot prepared for budget battle | Rhetoric heats up in Casten vs. Ives

October 21, 2020 at 5:57 p.m.

Hoping to preempt another battle with the City Council, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot today punctuated an address on her proposed 2021 spending plan, which includes controversial property and gas tax...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot puts her mask after providing an update on Chicago's response to COVID-19 at City Hall in Chicago on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020.

The Spin: Mail-in, early voting in Illinois soars past 1 million mark | ‘Trumpocrat’ Blagojevich to endorse Willie Wilson over Sen. Dick Durbin | Gov. J.B. Pritzker tightens COVID-19 restrictions in suburbs

October 20, 2020 at 5:35 p.m.

We're two weeks from Election Day and in Illinois — along with a broad swath of the country — mail-in ballots are pouring in. Just over 800,000 Illinois voters have...

Mayor Lori Lighfoot and Gov. J.B Pritzker listen to the announcement of the U.S. Department of Energy's blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet, at a press conference at the University of Chicago's Harper Center, Thursday, July 23, 2020. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

The Spin: Pritzker, Lightfoot sound ‘alarm’ on COVID-19 surge | Lightfoot likely to face controversy over her 2021 budget | Mayor says she was not told of ex-top cop’s ‘improper relationship’

October 19, 2020 at 6:01 p.m.

It all sounds and feels very familiar: A chill in the air, the unknowns of a deadly pandemic and Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces he'll be holding daily news conferences about...

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown greets commanders following his announcement on the formation of citywide teams of police officers to help stem the violence, during a press conference at the 10th District Police Station in Chicago, Monday, July 27, 2020. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

The Spin: Chicago police prepare for Election Day unrest | O’Brien outpaces Foxx in fundraising | Pritzker’s state income tax bill would rise to $10.5 million under graduated tax

October 16, 2020 at 5:58 p.m.

Republican Pat O'Brien out-raised Democratic incumbent Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx by a nearly 2-to-1 margin in the race for campaign money during the three-month reporting period ending on...

Cook County state's attorney candidate Judge Pat O'Brien at a news conference at the corner of Division Street and Central Avenue, the site of a CPD "Operation Split Corners" drug bust on Oct. 1, 2020.

Republican challenger Pat O’Brien outraises incumbent Democrat Kim Foxx in Cook Count state’s attorney race

October 16, 2020 at 6:05 p.m.

Republican challenger Pat O'Brien topped Democratic first-term Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx haul in the latest round of campaign fundraising, records show. O'Brien's campaign took in $401,851 compared with...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle prepares to listen to public comments before delivering her 2021 budget plan on Oct 15, 2020.

The Spin: Officer’s sex abuse lawsuit against Chicago’s ex-top cop | Illinois, like rest of US, sees COVID-19 surge | Trump, Biden’s dueling town halls raise ethics questions

October 15, 2020 at 6:02 p.m.

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will field questions from voters in separate televised events at the same time tonight, creating at least a logistical headache for...

Sen. Dick Durbin tells President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett that an ‘orange cloud’ hangs over her nomination

October 14, 2020 at 7:46 p.m.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Wednesday told President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett that an "orange cloud" hangs over her nomination. Illinois' senior senator didn't mention...

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during the third day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 14, 2020.

The Spin: Sen. Durbin says ‘orange cloud’ hangs over SCOTUS nomination | Donald Trump Jr. holds Chicago fundraiser at Trump Tower | Dan Webb endorses state Supreme Court Justice Kilbride

October 14, 2020 at 6:50 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin today told President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, that an "orange cloud" hangs over her nomination. No direct mention of Trump...

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The Spin: Pritzker vs. Pritzker on income tax ballot question | Nodding to Chicago violence, Durbin questions SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett on gun rights case | Kanye West puts up first ad in long-shot presidential bid

October 13, 2020 at 5:22 p.m.

Invoking Chicago's spiking gun violence, Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin challenged U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during today's confirmation hearing over a court opinion she wrote last year...

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