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Wearing a mask with the Illinois state emblem, Gov. J.B. Pritzker talks with essential workers providing coronavirus tests at Coles Elementary School on the Southeast Side on July 8, 2020.

The Spin: Gov. Pritzker leans on businesses to enforce mask order | Crestwood Mayor Lou Presta indicted in red-light camera bribery scheme | Lightfoot won’t quarantine after alderman she shared stage with tests positive for COVID-19

August 7, 2020 at 7:03 p.m.

Talk about holding patterns. Talks in Washington to work out a deal on a new COVID-19 relief package stalled amid a partisan stalemate. And still no firm announcement date at...

Outside Chicago City on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019.

The Spin: Is Kanye West getting a GOP boost in Illinois? | Rahm Emanuel’s November crystal ball | Illinois extends unemployment benefits 20 weeks, may have overpaid gig workers

August 6, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.

Several news outlets are reporting that Chicago rapper Kanye West appears to be getting help from Republican operatives, some allied with President Donald Trump, to get on the November ballot...

House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks Aug. 17, 2017, in Springfield.

The Spin: Lightfoot says threat of teachers strike didn’t force CPS remote learning plan | Is Duckworth still in veep race? | Weed industry group asks Gov. Pritzker for lifeline.

August 5, 2020 at 5:09 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the Chicago Teachers Union didn't force her or her Chicago Public Schools' team into starting the school year online amid the pandemic. But in the ongoing...

Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey, left, stands in the reception area of the office of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot with CTU attorney Robert Bloch at City Hall on Oct. 31, 2019.

The Spin: Teachers Union, Mayor Lightfoot and a new game of brinksmanship? | Durkin says GOP candidates will use ComEd, Madigan as talking points in November election | Social gatherings spark uptick in Chicago COVID-19 cases

August 4, 2020 at 7:52 p.m.

Reopening schools for the looming new academic year already was gearing up to be a political brawl. But things amped up today as the Chicago Teachers Union — concerned that...

The Spin: As Biden nears VP decision, Duckworth’s in the national spotlight | Illinois weed sales soar | CTU vs. Lightfoot | Obama’s endorsements

August 3, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is expected to announce his running mate by week's end, the candidate told reporters. Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, reportedly a finalist, has been...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and and Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan talk after the Illinois House voted on a bill raising the statewide minimum wage Feb. 14, 2019.

The Spin: Gov. Pritzker calls on Speaker Madigan to explain himself | Pritzker tells Biden to pick Duckworth as running mate | Lightfoot orders another Columbus statue removed

July 31, 2020 at 5:24 p.m.

Powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan issued a statement last night saying he's done nothing wrong and that he doesn't plan to step down amid a federal bribery investigation of...

Former President Barack Obama at the funeral for Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, on Thursday, July 30, 2020.

The Spin: President Trump floats delaying election, Gov. Pritzker tweets a no vote | Lightfoot pulls out of event to avoid being on stage with Minneapolis mayor: sources | Madigan polling Democratic colleagues amid ComEd bribery scandal

July 30, 2020 at 6:03 p.m.

With his own job on the line, President Donald Trump this morning floated via Twitter the idea of delaying the November election — sending social media into a partisan tailspin....

Former first Lady Michelle and former President Barack Obama are introduced at the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit on October 31, 2017 in Chicago.

The Spin: Former Bear Singletary travels with Trump to Texas | Gov. Pritzker’s dire COVID-19 warning | Mayor Lightfoot’s political call to arms

July 29, 2020 at 5:43 p.m.

Former Chicago Bear and NFL Hall of Famer Mike Singletary traveled with President Donald Trump on Air Force One to Texas today, the White House tells me. The president is...

DuPage County board candidate Hadiya Afzal, in Glen Ellyn on July 27, 2020, withdrew from the race.

The Spin: New ad targeting ComEd, corruption hits airwaves | State Sen. Steans calls on Speaker Madigan to give up leadership posts | ComEd attorney was lead Blagojevich prosecutor a decade ago

July 28, 2020 at 5:23 p.m.

Chicago officials announced today they're moving from a lax warning system to ticketing visitors or returning residents who fail abide by a self-quarantine order after arriving from a so-called high-risk...

The Spin: Mayor to add Wisconsin to Chicago’s quarantine list | Sign of the times: ‘Catanzara for Mayor’ | Countdown to Biden picking running mate

July 27, 2020 at 5:24 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced today that Wisconsin will be added to the list of states where anyone spending 24 hours or more will be directed to self-quarantine for 14 days....

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