Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders cancel Illinois campaign rallies amid coronavirus concerns

CHICAGO — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders both have canceled campaign rallies planned for Illinois amid ongoing concerns about the spread of coronavirus in the state.The Sanders campaign had been finalizing plans for a rally in downstate Illinois before deciding Wednesday to cancel the event. Biden had plans for a Friday night rally in Chicago that will be replaced with a “virtual event.”The Sanders cancellation, which was confirmed by a source in the campaign not authorized to discuss the plans publicly, comes after the senator already had scrapped a rally plan...

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