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Jaime Espinoza shows the eviction notice he received, outside his apartment in Hillside on Sept. 4, 2020. Six months into the pandemic and residents, like Espinosa, a DJ, are receiving eviction notices despite he ongoing extensions of the moratorium.

The Spin: Read Eric Trump’s texts to Mayor Lightfoot during Chicago unrest | From Lightfoot to Trump a 9/11 message of unity | Ex-Mayor Emanuel, Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts at Chicago fundraiser for Kamala Harris

September 11, 2020 at 6:12 p.m.

Just in from the Tribune's Gregory Pratt: "As civil unrest surged across the country and Chicago at the end of May, Mayor Lori Lightfoot called President Donald Trump's son Eric...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot leave a news conference Sept. 16, 2019, in Chicago.

The Spin: New round of Gov. Pritzker vs. Ken Griffin | Dems Casten, Underwood aim for crossover appeal | Lightfoot’s lead pipe replacement program offers window into shifting mindset at City Hall

September 10, 2020 at 5:33 p.m.

In the latest chapter of billionaire versus billionaire, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Ken Griffin offer very different takes on taxation in the state and the departure of Illinois residents....

Attorney General William Barr provides an update on Operation Legend on Sept. 9, 2011, at a news conference at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago.

The Spin: In Chicago, AG Barr credits feds’ for cutting crime, but Mayor Lightfoot says that’s ‘factually inaccurate’ | New poll shows Biden slightly ahead of Trump in battleground Wisconsin | Trump EPA guts tough standards for biggest polluter on Lake Michigan

September 9, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

Sounding a whole lot like his boss, Attorney General William Barr was in Chicago this morning, saying "order has been restored to this great American city" just weeks after added...

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara speaks in support of Chicago police and President Trump during a rally July 25, 2020, in Grant Park.

Chicago police union endorses President Trump’s reelection bid

September 9, 2020 at 1:07 p.m.

Chicago's police union, like its umbrella organization the national Fraternal Order of Police, has endorsed Republican President Donald Trump's reelection bid, potentially helping to boost his pro-cop, law-and-order message. While...

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon during a session at the Illinois State Capitol on May 20, 2020, in Springfield.

The Spin: Chicago police union endorses Trump | Lightfoot, Pritzker say city, state need money from Congress | Black lawmakers call on Pritzker to halt pot dispensary licensing lottery

September 8, 2020 at 7:09 p.m.

The nation's largest police union, along with its Chicago chapter, has endorsed Republican President Donald Trump's reelection bid, potentially helping to boost his law-and-order message. While the endorsement might have...

Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel investment firm, in 2014.

Billionaire Ken Griffin gives $20 million to stop graduated-rate tax amendment group

September 4, 2020 at 7:37 p.m.

Ken Griffin, Illinois' richest person and the founder and CEO of the Citadel investment firm, has donated $20 million to a business group fighting Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's push for...

President Donald Trump speaks on Sept. 2, 2020, in Wilmington, N.C.

Illinois election officials respond to President Trump’s suggestion to vote twice this November: ‘It’s not going to happen’

September 4, 2020 at 6:06 p.m.

Illinois election officials have one response to those mulling President Donald Trump's recommendation to vote twice in the November election: Don't bother. The latest controversy surrounding the president's opposition to...

Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel, on Nov. 5, 2014.

The Spin: Duckworth blasts Trump over reported insults of war dead | Ken Griffin vs. Gov. Pritzker on November ballot issue | RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel to headline Illinois GOP fundraiser

September 4, 2020 at 4:17 p.m.

President Donald Trump is denying reports he made disparaging remarks about U.S. military personnel who have been captured or killed, including referring to the American war dead at the Aisne-Marne...

An Illinois Department of Employment Security office in Springfield in 2016,

The Spin: Biden travels to Wisconsin, talks by phone with Kenosha police shooting victim Jacob Blake | Voting twice in an election is illegal | Mayor Lightfoot pushes back on Trump’s call to defund cities

September 3, 2020 at 5:57 p.m.

When he arrived in Milwaukee today, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden talked by phone with paralyzed police shooting victim Jacob Blake and met in person with members of his family...

Landscaping work awaits completion around new equipment installed in a playground at the Richard Flowers Homes in Robbins on Feb. 5, 2019. The Housing Authority of Cook County has invested $200 million in rehab work throughout the suburbs since 2015.

The Spin: Biden wants to bring healing message to Kenosha tomorrow | Madigan vs. House GOP over ComEd | Pritzker says state unemployment agency workers threatened

September 2, 2020 at 5:41 p.m.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is making his first trip to the battleground state of Wisconsin tomorrow where he's expected to offer a message of "healing." Biden's expected to give...

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