The Latest: Trump calls off rally due to security concerns
CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest developments in the presidential campaign ahead of Illinois' Tuesday primaries (all times local):
7:05 p.m.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has cancelled a rally in Chicago, calling off the event due to safety concerns after protesters packed into the arena where it was to take place.
The announcement that Trump would postpone the rally for another day led the crowd inside the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion to break out into raucous cheers.
Meanwhile, supporters of the candidate broke out into chants of "We want Trump! We want Trump!"
There was no sign of Trump inside the arena on the college campus, where dozens of UIC faculty and staff had petitioned university administrators to cancel the rally. They cited concerns it would create a "hostile and physically dangerous environment" for students.
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6:55 p.m.
Crowds are lining up to see Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in suburban Chicago.
The line of supporters on Friday night extended for blocks outside Argo Community High School, which is about 14 miles southwest of Chicago.
Among those inside the venue is Shirley McKee from Batavia. She says she likes Sanders' stance on the environment and is against hydraulic fracturing. The retiree who cast an early ballot for Sanders is wearing a T-shirt, buttons and carrying a sign in support of the candidate.
The Illinois primary election is on Tuesday.
The Vermont senator is also expected at the University of Illinois in Champaign on Saturday. He's expected to talk about his plan to provide free tuition at public colleges, among other topics.
His Democratic rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, spoke at a rally in Vernon Hills on Thursday.
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6:25 p.m.
Donald Trump supporters and protesters alike have packed into an arena on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago for an evening rally with the Republican candidate for president.
Many of those who were waiting in line to get into the Friday night event identified themselves as protesters. UIC student G.J. Pryor said he wanted to disrupt Trump's speech, adding he would only do so if he felt safe.
Some Trump supporters walking toward the arena chanted, "USA! USA!" and "Illegal is illegal." One demonstrator shouted back, "Racist!"
There's a heavy police presence outside the rally, with barricades and mounted police keeping most protesters and Trump supporters apart.
Trump supporter Veronica Kowalkowsky says she has no ill will toward the protesters. But the 18-year-old says she has felt their ill will, adding: "I feel a lot of hate. I haven't said anything bad to anyone."
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4:10 p.m.
Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters have begun filing into the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion as hundreds of anti-Trump protesters gathered across the street to protest the GOP presidential candidate's appearance.
Some Trump supporters walking toward the arena chanted, "USA, USA!" and turned to demonstrators across the street and yelled, "Illegal is illegal." One demonstrator shouted back, "Racist!"
There's a heavily police presence with barricades keeping most protesters and supporters of Trump apart.
One protester, 64-year-old Dede Rottman of Chicago carried a placard that read, "Build a Wall Around Trump. I'll Pay for it."
However, 19-year-old Rusty Shackleford of Lombard, in line leading into the Trump rally, said he was there to "support the man who wants to make America great again."
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1:30 p.m.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is planning a rally at the University of Illinois as part of his campaign stops in the state.
The Vermont senator's campaign says he'll discuss his plan to provide free tuition at public colleges, among other topics, during Saturday's event in Champaign.
Sanders also is holding a Friday night rally in the Chicago suburb of Summit.
His Democratic rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, spoke at a rally in Vernon Hills on Thursday.
Republican candidates Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich also are campaigning in Illinois ahead of Tuesday's primary.
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11:15 a.m.
More candidates for president are making stops in Illinois as they make a final push before a Tuesday primary that could make or break some campaigns.
Republicans Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders have events Friday.
Cruz will address a closed-door, big-dollar Illinois Republican Party fundraiser at a Chicago hotel and a GOP dinner in Rolling Meadows.
Trump is holding a rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago that's expected to draw thousands of protesters.
Sanders will be at a high school in the Chicago suburb of Summit. He also released three new TV ads on Friday.
Sanders' rival for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton, was in Vernon Hills on Thursday.
There are 69 delegates at stake in Illinois' Republican primary, while Democrats will award 182 delegates.
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9:55 a.m.
Former President Bill Clinton will be in Peoria campaigning in the Democratic presidential primary for his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Hillary Clinton's campaign says the former president will hold a get out the vote event on Friday in central Illinois ahead of the state's Tuesday primary. The campaign says Bill Clinton "will lay out Hillary Clinton's plan to raise wages and break down the barriers that hold too many Illinoisans back." He'll also promote early voting, which is available until Monday.
The event will be at the International Union of Operating Engineers.
Clinton faces Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is planning a campaign stop in the Chicago suburb of Summit on Friday night.
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7:10 a.m.
As Republicans debated in Florida, Hillary Clinton was campaigning in Illinois and warning voters about the perils of loose talk.
Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, Clinton said Thursday night in Vernon Hills that "when you run for president, it matters what you say." She says people around the world "watch us so closely" and she notes that when she lost to Barack Obama in 2008, she endorsed him and later served as his secretary of state.
Clinton says she's been getting messages "from a lot of the leaders I know from around the world and their message basically is, 'What is happening?'"
Clinton says, "hopefully this is just a momentary lapse and that we will all come to our senses" and have an election based on ideas and who can get things done.