Chicago’s population grew slightly over last decade, according to 2020 census. Total population is 2,746,388 residents -- a 1.9% increase. Stay tuned for more data today ... chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-ce… The census results drew a rare comment from former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who relentlessly pursued growth downtown and in the West Loop and South Loop while facing criticism from some that he didn't do enough to bolster economically struggling South and West Side neighborhoods.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth delivering her Senate speech: "I earned my wounds, proudly fighting in a war I did not support on the orders of a president I did not vote for, because I believe in the values of our nation, because I believe in a government of, by and for the people." Duckworth calls Trump a "petty insecure wannabe tin pot dictator on the precipice of losing power and relevance."

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin now speaking on the Senate floor. He immediately invokes Abraham Lincoln's support for the completion of construction of the U.S. Capitol. "This is a special place, this is a sacred place. But this sacred place was desecrated by a mob today on our watch" Durbin: "This mob was invited to come to Washington on this day by this president for one reason: because he knew the Electoral College votes would be counted this day. He wanted this mob to interrupt" the Senate's constitutional duty.

A giant new skyscraper rivaling Trump Tower in height as Chicago's second-tallest building is planned to rise from the parking lot behind a redeveloped Tribune Tower, which would be gutted and converted into condos. Our exclusive: chicagotribune.com/news/local/bre… 1/ Envisioned as a hotel and condominium tower sheathed in steel and glass, the new skyscraper would soar to a height of 1,388 feet. That would be a foot shorter than the hotel-condo high-rise that Trump, then a real estate developer and reality TV star, completed in 2009.