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Then-Ald. Danny Solis speaks at Chicago City Hall on May 23, 2018.

Ethics board levels $25K fine on political consultant recorded allegedly arranging Viagra, sexual services for disgraced former Chicago alderman

September 17, 2019 at 12:05 p.m.

Sign up for The Spin to get the top stories in politics delivered to your inbox weekday afternoons. A Chicago political consultant who federal authorities allegedly recorded offering Viagra and...

Lori Lightfoot, left, and Toni Preckwinkle appear together on April 3, 2019, at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition after the mayoral election.

Former campaign opponents, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will meet soon to see how they might work together

September 16, 2019 at 9:00 p.m.

Sign up for The Spin to get the top stories in politics delivered to your inbox weekday afternoons. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said she soon would meet with...

Mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot, shown in January, at City Hall in Chicago.

A new city ethics ruling offers a warning to Chicago City Council members who also work as attorneys

September 13, 2019 at 10:58 p.m.

Sign up for The Spin to get the top stories in politics delivered to your inbox weekday afternoons. Chicago aldermen who also work as attorneys can't handle criminal cases involving...

Timothy Evans, shown in 2017, was chosen to serve another term as Cook County's chief judge.

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans retains leadership post and power over $272 million budget, thousands of employees and future of local court system

September 12, 2019 at 10:58 p.m.

Sign up for The Spin to get the top stories in politics delivered to your inbox weekday afternoons. Timothy Evans, a Chicago political fixture and chief judge of the Circuit...

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans on Oct. 4, 2017.

A secret vote will choose Cook County’s next judicial chief. A $270 million budget, thousands of employees, and the future of a huge court system are at stake.

September 12, 2019 at 1:54 a.m.

Sign up for The Spin to get the top stories in politics delivered to your inbox weekday afternoons. More than 250 Cook County judges can elect the next head of...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is photographed during an interview at her office in Chicago on April 24, 2019.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle called Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to talk about gun violence. Preckwinkle is still waiting for a call back.

September 6, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

Sign up for The Spin to get the top stories in politics delivered to your inbox weekday afternoons. After weeks of sniping over Chicago's struggle with gun violence, Cook County...

Cook County was looking to help ex-offenders find housing, but a dispute over the fine print has renewed debate and could delay the law’s start date

September 5, 2019 at 5:01 p.m.

Sign up for The Spin to get the top stories in politics delivered to your inbox weekday afternoons. Four months after Cook County commissioners passed a measure to bar landlords...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivers her "State of the City" address at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago on Aug. 29, 2019.

What to know about Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s ‘State of the City’ speech and Chicago’s $838 million budget deficit.

August 30, 2019 at 3:35 p.m.

Sign up for The Spin to get the top stories in politics delivered to your inbox weekday afternoons. Mayor Lori Lightfoot offered Chicago taxpayers a dour forecast for the city's...

The Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee's downtown arena that opened in summer 2018, is shown on March 11, 2019. Democrats picked Milwaukee to host their 2020 national convention, setting up the party's standard-bearer to accept the presidential nomination in the heart of the old industrial belt that delivered Donald Trump to the White House.

Milwaukee is expecting an enormous gathering for the 2020 Democratic National Convention. But delegates may be staying in the Chicago suburbs — up to 80 miles away.

August 21, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

People planning to visit Milwaukee for next year's Democratic National Convention may need to settle for a stay in the scenic village of Rosemont near O'Hare International Airport, party officials...

Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx speaks before Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill to legalize marijuana in Illinois, at the Sankofa Cultural Center in Chicago on June 25, 2019.

Despite Jussie Smollett controversy, Kim Foxx locks up support from Cook County Democrats for her 2020 reelection effort

August 17, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx won the endorsement of local Democratic Party leaders for the 2020 election on Friday, acquiring resources and support from party loyalists as she faces...

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