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City Clerk Anna Valencia on March 29, 2017.

The Spin: Valencia joins crowd of Dems running for secretary of state | Rev. Pfleger returns to pulpit | Obama Presidential Center price tag rises to nearly $700M

June 7, 2021 at 11:53 p.m.

While she's had one foot in the door for months, City Clerk Anna Valencia made it official today: She's jumping into the crowded race to become Illinois' next secretary of...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is joined by lawmakers and community advocates as he signs HB 3653, a sweeping criminal justice and police reform bill, on Feb. 22, 2021 at Chicago State University.

The Spin: Pritzker not ready to say he’s running for reelection | Governor signs remap legislation into law | Sale prices fall at Trump Tower properties, including Chicago

June 4, 2021 at 10:49 p.m.

It's a beautiful summerlike Friday capping the end of a holiday week — and that can only mean one thing: politicians making news they'd just as soon float into the...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot chat following a news conference regarding updates on Chicago's reopening efforts at McCormick Place in Chicago on May 4, 2021.

The Spin: Lightfoot says Chicago’s COVID-19 restrictions will lift June 11 with the rest of Illinois | Mayor Lightfoot vs. Ald. King, state Sen. Robert Peters | Legislature approves police deception bill

June 3, 2021 at 9:59 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city would move up its full reopening date to coincide with Illinois' planned target of June 11 — a week from tomorrow. Chicago previously had...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is joined by Chicago police Superintendent David Brown, standing behind her, and others to discuss summer safety strategies at the Whitney Young Library in Chicago on May 28, 2021.

The Spin: Will Illinois have a vaccine lottery? Pritzker says maybe | The elected school board battle is not over, Lightfoot says | Inside Chicago’s 2020 unrest

June 2, 2021 at 11:02 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois may follow the lead of other states and hold a vaccine lottery that allows the freshly vaccinated to enter a contest to win some money....

The Illinois State Capitol building May 20, 2020, in Springfield.

The Spin: Springfield in OT | Pritzker back before the cameras | US Rep. Danny Davis will have at least one Democratic opponent if he runs again

June 1, 2021 at 11:33 p.m.

For the first time since May 19, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was back in front of reporters, this time in what seemed to be a victory lap over the Democratic-controlled...

The isolated timeout space at Braun Educational Center in Oak Forest, which is operated by the Southwest Cook County Cooperative Association for Special Education, is shown Oct. 11, 2019.

The Spin: Illinois’ March 2022 primary could be delayed | Deadline Springfield: Cocktails-to-go law about to sunset, worrying businesses | Lightfoot lays out plan to curb summer violence

May 28, 2021 at 10:36 p.m.

Next year's March primary election may be delayed until June because of a lag in U.S. census data needed to draw new state congressional districts, three sources familiar with the...

The Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield on May 20, 2020.

The Spin: Lightfoot calls close of legislative session in Springfield a real ‘nail-biter’ | Any chance for gun licensing bill in General Assembly? | Conservative media outlet sues over Lightfoot’s 2-year anniversary interview policy

May 27, 2021 at 11:02 p.m.

With the legislature heading into its closing days in Springfield, Mayor Lori Lightfoot today described the final stretch as a real "nail-biter." From Chicago, the mayor said she's keeping tabs...

File: Former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, from left, with his then-chief of staff Timothy Mapes, and his spokesperson Steve Brown walk at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Friday, May 29, 2015.

The Spin: Plan to rename Lake Shore Drive for Dusable stalls in City Council | Pritzker nudges state Senate on weed equity bill | Lightfoot says city’s beaches to reopen

May 26, 2021 at 9:56 p.m.

Some breaking politics news this afternoon from The Tribune's Jason Meisner: Tim Mapes, the former Chief of staff to House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been charged with lying to a...

The Spin: Schneider pushes Congress to censure Taylor Greene | Lesser-known ComEd law cost customers $600M in 7 years | George Floyd’s killing marked one year later

May 25, 2021 at 10:51 p.m.

North Shore Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider announced today he's drafting a resolution aimed at censuring Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for comparing Congress' COVID-19 rules, including wearing...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot wears a face mask while addressing police supervisors April 24, 2020, in Chicago.

The Spin: At long last, Lightfoot offers civilian police oversight plan | Legislature enters closing days with budget, remap among unsettled items | Promoting from within, Lightfoot names new chief of staff

May 24, 2021 at 10:43 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot offered her own plan for civilian oversight of the Police Department, something she said would occur within her first 100 days in office. The idea is to...

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