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Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives at Denver International Airport on Feb. 18, 2020, in Colorado after being released from prison earlier in the evening. 'I can't wait to get home' Blagojevich said at the airport after President Trump commuted the ex-Illinois governor's 14-year sentence.

Disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich signs podcast deal

May 15, 2020 at 7:29 a.m.

Just in time for the next month of Illinois' stay-at-home order, disgraced former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich is getting a new platform. Blagojevich, who exited federal prison earlier this year...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, center, stops to talk to reporters as leaves his Chicago home on Feb. 19, 2020. Blagojevich was released from federal prison a day earlier, after his sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump.

The Spin: Blago to launch podcast | Chicago region on pace to enter next phase of reopening | Kinzinger a ‘no’ vote on Dem. bailout package

May 14, 2020 at 5:48 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this afternoon that the Chicago region is now on track with the rest of the state to advance to the next phase of his Illinois reopening...

Watching a Fourth of July fireworks display at Navy Pier from the Lakefront Trail near Oak Street Beach on July 4, 2019, in Chicago.

The Spin: On state’s deadliest COVID-19 day, legislature says it will meet in Springfield | Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down stay-at-home order | Mayor Lightfoot says lakefront won’t open anytime soon

May 13, 2020 at 5:33 p.m.

As the state recorded a new high of 192 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, Illinois lawmakers announced plans to return to work in Springfield next week. It won't...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during the daily press briefing regarding the coronavirus pandemic Sunday, May 3, 2020, at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

The Spin: Pritzker, Lightfoot mull tougher enforcement of stay-at-home order | Willie Wilson threatens suit over face covering order | As Congressional Dems float $3T relief package, local mayors share fiscal woes

May 12, 2020 at 5:32 p.m.

As some elected leaders around the state criticize Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan to reopen Illinois' economy and consider ignoring it, the governor today said he's considering withholding COVID-19 relief money...

Members of the Fraternal Order of Police and their supporters clash with counter protesters and pro-Kim Foxx supporters as they gather outside the Daley Plaza in Chicago on April 1, 2019. Holding the flag is John Catanzara.

The Spin: Gov. Pritzker self-isolating after staffer tests positive for COVID-19 | Illinois peak not expected until mid-June | Sean Penn’s charity to help boost Chicago testing

May 11, 2020 at 7:02 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is the latest public official to report that a senior staffer with whom he and others have been working with through the pandemic has tested positive for...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during the daily news briefing about the coronavirus pandemic May 3, 2020, at the Thompson Center in Chicago.

The Spin: Lightfoot outlines plan to reopen Chicago | No-bid deals to fight COVID-19 | Don’t hug your mother this Mother’s Day

May 8, 2020 at 5:09 p.m.

A short time ago, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a five-phase plan to reopen the city's economy, revealing a tougher set of bench marks to ease stay-at-home rules in the...

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson speaks during a news conference outside Sava Senior Care, Westchester Health & Rehab Center in Westchester on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 .

The Spin: Former Illinois Gov. Edgar on his talk with Pritzker about politics, leadership amid crisis | Lightfoot-Wilson mask feud | New WGN America nightly news program coming

May 7, 2020 at 4:36 p.m.

While a vocal group of Illinois Republicans may have harsh words for Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan for eventually reopening the state's economy, former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar tells The Spin...

Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, visits with Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, and Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker prior to to the inauguration ceremony for the Illinois House of Representatives for the 101st General Assembly at the University of Illinois Springfield's Sangamon Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Springfield, Ill.

The Spin: House GOP Leader Durkin blasts Gov. Pritzker’s plan to reopen Illinois | Mayor Lightfoot, U.S. Rep. Garcia focus on COVID-19 spike in Latino communities | State’s top health official calls for ‘virtual’ Mother’s Day hugs

May 6, 2020 at 6:37 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said today that Latino Illinoisans are testing positive for the new coronavirus at a higher rate than any other demographic group, while Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she's...

On the second day of legal recreational cannabis sales, people wait outside the Midway Dispensary store in Chicago on Jan. 2, 2020, to purchase their legal or medical cannabis.

The Spin: Gov. Pritzker’s bi-partisan plan to reopen state comes with a huge caveat | Illinois sees single-day high in COVID-19 deaths | Pot demand sky high amid pandemic

May 5, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.

Illinois saw a single-day high of 176 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours as Gov. J.B. Pritzker rolled out a five-phase regional plan for reopening the state. The Democratic...

Burbank Rehabilitation Center's employees and representatives of SEIU hold a news conference outside the center April 23, 2020, to protest the lack of PPE equipment inside the center.

The Spin: Despite GOP pressure, Pritzker says he’s ‘not thinking politics’ in pandemic | Axelrod, Jarrett stand with Biden | Will pandemic hit property taxes next?

May 4, 2020 at 5:46 p.m.

Over the weekend, Gov. J.B. Pritzker went on national television and said he's "not thinking about politics" when asked about conservatives protesting in downtown Chicago and southern Illinois as well...

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