Lisa Donovan

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., in Washington on June 15, 2021.

The Spin: Rules for thee but not for me? No days off for cops but Lightfoot’s top deputies take off before violent July 4 weekend | Marjorie Taylor Greene hits false election fraud refrain at downstate fundraiser

July 9, 2021 at 9:56 p.m.

In the run-up to summer, when violence here tends to rise with the mercury, Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed an "all hands on deck" approach in the city's effort to stop...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., foreground.

The Spin: Lightfoot in California to woo Big Tech, meet with San Francisco Mayor Breed | U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mary Miller hold fundraiser in Illinois tonight | First winners of state’s COVID-19 lottery announced

July 8, 2021 at 10:41 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Michael Fassnacht who as CEO of World Business Chicago leads the city's public-private economic development arm, are part of an entourage in the San Francisco Bay...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle greet President Joe Biden as he exits Air Force One at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on July 7, 2021.

The Spin: Biden in Chicago region to talk up economic programs as city sees another burst of violence | Duckworth endorses Anna Valencia in SOS race | Ald. Cardenas eyes run for tax appeals board

July 7, 2021 at 10:19 p.m.

Even before President Joe Biden arrived at O'Hare International Airport over the noon hour, his administration was in touch with Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the wake of an early morning...

The new City Clerk Anna Valencia. Mayor Rahm Emanuel presides over the Chicago City Council Wednesday March 29, 2017. (Nancy Stone/ Chicago Tribune)

US Sen. Duckworth endorses City Clerk Anna Valencia’s bid for Illinois secretary of state

July 7, 2021 at 9:26 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is backing Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia's bid for Illinois secretary of state, a powerhouse endorsement from a fellow Democrat who herself is running statewide for...

President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One after arriving at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, June 24, 2021. Biden is in North Carolina to visit a mobile vaccination unit and meet with frontline workers and volunteers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Spin: President Biden in Illinois tomorrow | Lightfoot plans to press POTUS on gun control | Top cop David Brown hits refrain, blames July 4 violence on courts

July 6, 2021 at 11:13 p.m.

President Joe Biden makes his first official visit to Illinois tomorrow to sell his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan that calls for universal preschool, free community college, family tax breaks...

Chicago Superintendent of Police David Brown attends a press conference to discuss the coming July 4th weekend at the Chicago Police Department headquarters on July 1, 2021, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

The Spin: Lightfoot apologized, but administration takes hard line with Anjanette Young in raid lawsuit | Top cop Brown in City Council hot seat | The Bears price tag if they take early exit from Soldier Field

July 2, 2021 at 9:11 p.m.

In the days after a local TV station aired disturbing video of police barging into Chicago social worker Anjanette Young's home and handcuffing her while she was naked, Mayor Lori...

A man checks information in front of a Chicago office for the Illinois Department of Employment Security on April 30, 2020. State unemployment agencies have been overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Spin: Indicted Ald. Carrie Austin just the latest member of Chicago City Council to face legal woes | Lightfoot blasts ‘Burger King Ed’ Burke | Kinzinger dismisses McCarthy’s threat with expletive

July 1, 2021 at 10:49 p.m.

Federal authorities have announced an indictment against 34th Ward Ald. Carrie Austin and her chief of staff accusing them of bribery for allegedly conspiring to receive benefits from contractors doing...

Police Superintendent David Brown at the scene of a fatal stabbing in downtown Chicago on June 19, 2021.

The Spin: Biden cracks wise about Chicago | Rumsfeld, an Illinois native, dead at 88 | Aldermen try to put Chicago’s top cop on hot seat over city violence

June 30, 2021 at 10:47 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says about "about 99%" of the criticism she receives over her temperament is because she's a Black woman, the Tribune's Gregory Pratt reports. Lightfoot, the first Black...

In 2017, Michigan became the first state in the Midwest to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for adults 21 and older.

The Spin: Pritzker signs legislation allowing college athletes to sign endorsement deals | Rodney Davis testing waters for gubernatorial bid | French government to honor the Rev. Jesse Jackson

June 29, 2021 at 9:33 p.m.

President Joe Biden was in neighboring Wisconsin today to pitch his infrastructure bill, as activists in Chicago were calling on him to reconsider his anti-violence strategy, which focuses on the...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks to the media at the formal opening of the K-Town Business Centre on West Polk Street in Chicago on Monday, June 28, 2021. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

The Spin: After mass shootings, Lightfoot talks about addressing ‘pandemic of gun violence’ | Thompson Center headed for historic designation? | Black elected leaders line up for Giannoulias

June 28, 2021 at 10:43 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said warring gangs are to blame for the two mass shootings last night that, in sum, left at least 17 injured and two dead. She also took...

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