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The Associated Press has not yet called the final results, but it reported that with an estimated 99% of the votes counted, support for the amendment was at 58.1%. That’s short of the 60% that would ensure passage. But the amendment has another pathway to success: winning a simple majority…

“Yeah, we don’t make excuses,” Eberflus said. “He was out there playing. We got to play.”

Democrats command several wins throughout Illinois and U.S. Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia enters the crowded race for mayor.

The blue wave that washed over Illinois on Tuesday gives Democrats the political cover to argue that despite the GOP blitzkrieg of negative TV ads, voters agree the provisions in the SAFE-T Act are sound public policy. Democrats say they expect “clean-up” language, but no substantial changes, in…

“Folks know me,” the 66-year-old Garcia told the Sun-Times. “They know what I’ve done.” In 2015, Garcia, now a Democratic congressman, forced then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel into Chicago’s first mayoral runoff election.

Maybe telling folks whose votes you need that they live in a “hellhole” wasn’t smart politics.

A look at quarterback Justin Fields’ touchdowns from the Bears’ 35-32 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.

After giving up four touchdowns on the Dolphins’ first five possessions — their only reprieve was kicker Jason Sanders pushing a 29-yard field goal wide left late in the first half — the Bears didn’t allow a single point the rest of the way.

In a soul-searching interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, former Ald. Proco Joe Moreno (1st) talked about going into his own tailspin after failing to talk a beloved friend out of committing suicide.