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Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Dr. Ngozi Ezike speak April 19, 2020, at the Thompson Center during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Spin: As church sues, Pritzker amends stay-at-home order allowing park-and-pray services | Pandemic poll shows Illinoisans have faith in Pritzker, Trump less so | Bobbleheads of Mayor Lightfoot, governor coming

May 1, 2020 at 4:56 p.m.

Looks like a tiny church in northwestern Illinois has forced Gov. J.B. Pritzker's hand over his stay-at-home order. The congregation filed a federal lawsuit this week via the conservative Thomas...

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., participates in a reenacted swearing-in with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Earlier in the day, Biden swore in the newly elected and returning members on the Senate floor.

The Spin: Signs of normalcy? Partisan divide over Gov. Pritzker’s stay-home order | Duckworth’s ‘in the mix’ to be Joe Biden’s VP? | Mayor Lightfoot has some coaching advice for Matt Nagy

April 30, 2020 at 5:42 p.m.

If you're searching for signs that things are returning to some kind of normal, look no further than the partisan divide flaring up over Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order aimed...

U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, then a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, in 2016.

The Spin: President Trump suggests COVID-19 aid to states will depend on ‘sanctuary city adjustments’ | Duckworth blasts Trump on testing, reopening economy | Another lawsuit challenging Pritzker’s stay-at-home order

April 29, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

President Donald Trump suggested that if a cash-strapped state government such as Illinois is looking for federal COVID-19 relief dollars, then sanctuary cities like Chicago will have to make "adjustments"...

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth holds a news conference in Chicago on Aug. 7, 2019.

In ‘Daily Show’ appearance, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says President Trump’s task force to reopen economy has met once for a roughly hourlong call

April 29, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

A congressional task force President Donald Trump established to advise the White House on reopening the economy has met virtually just once in the roughly two weeks since it was...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls state representative’s lawsuit over stay-at-home order a ‘cheap political stunt’ and decries judge’s ruling as ‘absurd’

April 28, 2020 at 6:36 p.m.

A day after a southern Illinois judge issued a temporary order exempting a Republican state representative from Gov. J.B. Pritzker's statewide stay-at-home directive, Pritzker reiterated that restrictions remain in place...

Rep. Brad Schneider, left, Senator Dick Durbin, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, center, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Bill Foster, and Rep. Danny Davis, join Jill Biden, center, in announcing their endorsements of Joe Biden, during a news conference at the Union League Club on March 6, 2020.

The Spin: On Illinois’ deadliest COVID-19 day, Pritzker pressed on stay-home order | Biden’s ‘virtual’ Chicago fundraiser | Dr. Fauci doesn’t rule out Milwaukee Democratic convention this summer

April 28, 2020 at 9:29 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he spoke with White House officials this morning and they're promising to provide 20,000 testing swabs per day in May, a boost that will help the...

Jeanne Ives is shown on March 20, 2018, when she was a Republican candidate in the governor's race challenging incumbent Bruce Rauner.

The Spin: Trump fires on states run by Democrats | Lightfoot further condemns weekend Chicago house party | Michelle Obama’s COVID-19 PSAs airing in Chicago, nationally

April 27, 2020 at 6:51 p.m.

A Downstate judge delivered a setback to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker this afternoon, issuing a temporary injunction allowing Republican Rep. Darren Bailey to ignore the governor's stay-at-home order, my Tribune...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot presides over a virtual meeting of the City Council from her office at City Hall in Chicago on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

The Spin: Pull the plug on Trump live? | Cook County budget hole’s at least $200 million this year | Chicago City Council approves Lightfoot’s pandemic response order

April 24, 2020 at 5:03 p.m.

For weeks now, President Donald Trump has stood before the television cameras with public health officials and others for daily briefings that well exceed the 60-minute mark, ostensibly to deliver...

The Spin: Pritzker extends stay-home order to May – with modifications | Chicago EPA workers fight Trump’s return-to-office call | U.S. Robin Kelly casting bailout vote today – with a mask at the ready

April 23, 2020 at 4:39 p.m.

On the one hand, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he's extending the statewide stay-at-home order through May 30, but read the fine print and it's clear it charts a path to...

New Chicago police Superintendent David Brown, right, walks to speak to the media following a funeral service for police Sgt. Clifford Martin outside Calahan Funeral Home on April 21, 2020.

The Spin: Lightfoot’s pandemic power struggle with aldermen | Garry McCarthy’s advice for Chicago’s new top cop | Valerie Jarrett says ‘no chance’ Michelle Obama wants to be VP

April 22, 2020 at 6:28 p.m.

Today's power struggle between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and a handful of aldermen shows Chicago politics is impervious to a pandemic. Lightfoot wanted to firm up her expanded powers to spend...

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