Illinois election news
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Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney remains too early to call
CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney remains too early to call as of Sunday evening, after Clayton Harris III cut Eileen O’Neill Burke’s lead to slightly more than 2,000 votes out of 516,875 ballots counted – a margin of 0.39 percentage points. Harris has closed the gap significantly over […]
1 min read - USChicago Tribune
State’s attorney’s race tightens to just 2,000 votes as city elections board acknowledges mail-in ballot miscalculation
Already the Chicago area’s most closely watched primary campaign this year, the race for Cook County state’s attorney devolved into some confusion and much frustration this weekend as city election officials acknowledged a mistake in communicating how many vote-by-mail ballots were being counted and results between the two Democratic candidates continued to tighten. On Sunday evening, after ...
6 min read - USWFLD
Chicago sees another surge in unofficial vote count after error: Over 13,000 votes added
Ballot counting and signature verification continued Sunday after the Chicago Board of Elections admitted to leaving out more than 10,000 ballots from the unofficial Election Day count.
2 min read - PoliticsWHBF Davenport
Big donations to Trump will go to legal bills before RNC
Donald Trump is exercising his power after securing the Republican Party’s nomination for President. He took control of the Republican National Committee. Trump got rid of dozens of the existing employees and put his own people in charge. That includes his daughter-in-law Lara Trump as co-chair. Host Jim Niedelman returns to discuss that with former […]
1 min read - PoliticsChicago Tribune
Will President Biden’s arrival in Chicago for DNC be met with a hug or a shrug?
Chicago will play host to President Joe Biden’s renomination for president at the Democratic National Convention in August, but the voting in Tuesday’s presidential primary indicates the city’s welcome may be less than wholehearted. With mail-in ballots still being counted, results from the Chicago Board of Elections show that of the more than 300,000 Democratic ballots cast in the city, ...
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Chicago Board of Elections admits error: Adds 10,659 votes to unofficial count
The Chicago Board of Elections announced a surge in counted votes on Saturday after its director of public information admitted to mistakenly leaving out additional ballots.
1 min read - USWGN Chicago
Mail-in ballots still being counted in razor-tight primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney
CHICAGO — The razor-tight Democratic primary race for Cook County’s top prosecutor is coming down to ballots counted in a basement. Chicago election judges and representatives from both Democratic campaigns for Cook County State’s Attorney have descended on the lower level of 69 West Washington Street this weekend, counting what remains of mail-in ballots in […]
2 min read - USChicago Tribune
Clayton Harris III continues to chip away at Eileen O’Neill Burke’s lead in state’s attorney’s race
A fresh count Friday evening of more than 11,000 ballots mailed in by Democratic Chicago voters in recent days further shrunk retired Appellate Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke’s lead in the primary race for Cook County state’s attorney, but not nearly enough for her opponent, Clayton Harris III, to overtake her. After a total of 12,634 Republican and Democratic ballots were tabulated, O’Neill ...
4 min read - USChicago Tribune
2024 primary day election results: Bring Chicago Home referendum
The Bring Chicago Home real estate transfer tax referendum seeks to raise what proponents estimate as $100 million in annual tax revenue earmarked for fighting homelessness by hiking the transfer tax rate on real estate values over $1 million. The policy pushed for by a broad group of progressive organizations and homelessness services groups has been strongly backed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, ...
1 min read - USChicago Tribune
DuPage, Will officials not surprised by low primary turnout, but November will be a different story
As was the case for Election Day turnout across the Chicago area, primary voters in DuPage and Will counties showed up in meager numbers Tuesday. With very few contested local races — and the major presidential candidates for the November general election effectively chosen — county officials weren’t surprised. “Obviously, like any election, voters come out when there are races and issues that ...
5 min read - USChicago Tribune
Illinois House speaker’s office orders Democratic lawmakers to remain silent over Tribune questions
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office issued an order instructing his 78-member Democratic supermajority not to speak to a Chicago Tribune reporter about “political matters” at the State Capitol or elsewhere, citing highly dubious grounds that such discussions could be an ethical breach. One former veteran statehouse journalist described the order as a “goofy” and “stupid” ...
8 min read - OpinionChicago Tribune
Editorial: Brandon Johnson offers up scapegoats for Bring Chicago Home’s demise. Please.
In his Wednesday post-mortem on the apparent defeat of his signature Bring Chicago Home tax hike, Mayor Brandon Johnson went out of his way to pin the blame on Republican voters in Chicago. The mayor donned his amateur political scientist hat and explained that the number of GOP primary voters who voted for Donald Trump for president were presumably also “no” votes on the referendum and were ...
2 min read - USChicago Tribune
Eileen O’Neill Burke’s lead slips slightly in race for state’s attorney as mail-in ballots begin to be tallied
Retired Appellate Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke’s tight lead in the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney shrank ever-so-slightly Thursday evening as the last-remaining votes on Election Day from city precincts were tabulated along with a batch of mail-in ballots from the suburbs. Unofficial results from the Chicago Board of Elections and Cook County clerk showed O’Neill Burke with ...
5 min read - USWCIA Champaign
Niemerg wins, Acklin concedes in write-in Republican primary race
DIETERICH, Ill. (WCIA) — An incumbent state representative has declared victory in his odd primary election race. Adam Niemerg and his challenger Jim Acklin both ran as write-in candidates. Niemerg was kicked off the ballot for failing to notarize his candidate paperwork. Niemerg posted on Facebook Wednesday, declaring victory. “We Won!” the post reads. “Thank […]
1 min read - USWHBF Davenport
Kewanee residents react after sales tax increase is voted down
Just 21 votes. That’s all it took to overturn a sales tax vote in Kewanee on Illinois primary night. Voters in Kewanee were asked to approve a half-percentage-point sales tax. Money would have been used to pay for some infrastructure projects, including streets, sidewalks and storm drains. Our Quad Cities News reached out to a […]
3 min read - USThe State Journal-Register
Voter turnout, incumbency advantages and more: 5 takeaways from primary election
Preliminary voter turnout in the county was 13.9% for Tuesday's election, which would be the lowest in county history dating back to 1998.
4 min read - USChicago Tribune
All eyes on election authorities as race for state’s attorney remains tight
With mail-in ballots pouring in after Election Day, the Democratic primary race for Cook County state’s attorney remained razor-thin Wednesday as both candidates eschewed declaring victory or conceding defeat and called for restraint as election officials continued to tabulate votes. Both retired Appellate Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III stayed out of the public eye hours ...
6 min read - USWCIA Champaign
Ford County votes against school funding proposition, Gibson City passes sales tax increase for new pool
FORD COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — On Election Night Tuesday, it was a tale of two propositions in Ford County. The voters were split as one passed and one failed. The countywide vote to add a new 1% tax to Ford County for schools did not go over well. Preliminary updates from the Ford County Clerk […]
2 min read - USWHBF Davenport
Aledo, Joy approve tax increase for ambulance services
The vote came from Tuesday’s Illinois primary: The cities of Aledo and Joy approved a tax hike for ambulance services. Jeff Baldwin, a member of the Mercer County Ambulance Committee, said the tax revenue will help cover the new ambulance contract for Elite Industrial Services, or Elite EMS. Aledo, Joy and Seaton Fire Protection and […]
1 min read - USWGN Chicago
Mayor Johnson vows Brings Chicago Home fight not over
CHICAGO — When Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was running for office, he took up the “Bring Chicago Home” cause, promising he’d get the referendum passed. But as of Wednesday night, it appears he’s failed on delivering that promise. Thousands of mail-in ballots must still be counted, but so far, voters appear to have rejected the […]
2 min read - PoliticsWCIA Champaign
Balkema clinches Republican nomination for 53rd Senate district race
CHANNAHON, Ill. (WCIA) — Chris Balkema, the Grundy County Board chair, has won the Republican nomination for Illinois’ 53rd Senate district. Balkema defeated his three Republican opponents in the race – Jesse Faber from Pontiac, Susan Wynn Bence from Watseka, and Mike Kirkton from Gridley. The four candidates went head-to-head to replace State Sen. Tom Bennett, […]
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Larry Rogers Jr. fights big money from Assessor Fritz Kaegi, holds on to spot on property appeals board
Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr. declared victory in the Democratic primary Tuesday in his effort to secure another term on the three-member panel that hears appeals to property tax values. The win for Rogers, who is a personal injury attorney at the firm Power Rogers, was also a defeat for Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi, who poured $680,000 into a campaign fund ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson nods to possible loss for Bring Chicago Home, vows to continue fight
Mayor Brandon Johnson acknowledged Wednesday that hope was waning for the Bring Chicago Home referendum but remained defiant, saying his progressive agenda would go on regardless of whether the tax hike to fund homelessness services prevails. According to unofficial results from the Chicago Board of Elections, with 98.45% of precincts reporting, 53.7% of votes were against the referendum, to ...
10 min read - USCommercial-News, Danville, Ill.
Long comes out recorder winner; election sees low voter turnout
Mar. 20—In a Primary Election that saw many local candidates without opposition, election officials now are looking toward a busier November General Election. Locally on the Republican ballot, Superintendent of Assessments Matthew Long defeated Deputy Recorder Cathy Moulton for County Recorder of Deeds by 2,663 votes to 1,579 votes. Long Tuesday night said he was still collecting his thoughts, ...
2 min read - USWFLD
Lockport High School renovation referendum appears to fail
The Lockport Township High School referendum failed to pass during the Illinois Primary Election Tuesday.
1 min read - PoliticsWGN Chicago
Paul Lisnek breaks down the primary election results: What could they mean going forward?
The 2024 Illinois Primary Election Day has come and gone, with some races yet to be decided. WGN political analyst Paul Lisnek joined Wednesday’s Morning News to break down what the primary elections could mean going forward, both in Chicago and around the nation. Lisnek discussed what the apparent rebuke of the “Bring Chicago Home” […]
1 min read - USChicago Tribune
Daywatch: Bring Chicago Home referendum in peril
Good morning, Chicago. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to easy victories Tuesday in Illinois’ presidential primaries, racking up additional national convention delegates on top of those collected from earlier state contests that assured them of formally winning nomination this summer. Biden, a Democrat, and Trump, a Republican, also easily won primaries Tuesday in ...
4 min read - USBelleville News-Democrat
Metro-east Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski will face this Republican challenger in November
Voters picked their Republican nominee in the March 19 primary election.
2 min read - USBelleville News-Democrat
Final unofficial election results are in for US Congress, local offices in metro-east
Unofficial primary election results are in for southwestern Illinois and U.S. races.
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Slusser calls decisive win in GOP primary for Madison County Board chairman ‘validating’
He’s likely to coast through the November general election, as no Democrat has filed to run.
5 min read - PoliticsBelleville News-Democrat
What the Mike Bost, Darren Bailey election results tell us about the Republican Party
People across the country watched the 12th District primary race, which pitted two conservative, ex-President Donald Trump supporting Republicans against each other.
6 min read - PoliticsThe State Journal-Register
A 'political outsider' wins GOP primary in attempt to represent Springfield in Washington
A West Point graduate who considers himself as a "political outsider" is the projected winner in the Illinois Congressional District 13 Republican primary.
3 min read - USRockford Register Star
Lack of contest races leads to low voter turnout across Rockford region
Voter turnout in presidential primary elections hit a 20-year low in Rockford on Tuesday.
1 min read - USChicago Tribune
Voters OK $35 million referendum for Union Ridge School District, Harwood Heights
Less than an hour after polling places closed in Harwood Heights, unofficial Cook County results showed voters approved a $35 million referendum for a building addition and improvements to Union Ridge School by 25 votes. The Cook County Clerk’s Office website announced the result of the Union Ridge School District 86 ballot question around 7:49 p.m. on March 19. The results were 283 voting ...
3 min read - USEffingham Daily News, Ill.
Rhodes wins Republican nomination for coroner
Mar. 19—EFFINGHAM — Kim Rhodes will likely keep her position as Effingham County coroner after winning her party's nomination for the seat Tuesday. Rhodes received 3,964 or 64% of the votes cast while her opponent, Matthew Brown, received 2,186 or 35%, according to unofficial online results, which showed of the 23,840 voters registered in the county, 29% cast ballots in the primary race. Many ...
1 min read - PoliticsEffingham Daily News, Ill.
Local voters hit the polls in primary election
Mar. 19—Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their party's primaries in Illinois on Tuesday, notching more delegates as they continue their march to a rematch in this November's presidential election. Biden, a Democrat, and Trump, a Republican, also easily won primaries Tuesday in Ohio. Trump also won Florida's Republican primary. There was no contest for Biden to win in Florida as Democrats there ...
3 min read - USThe News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
Too early to call primary races Tuesday night
Mar. 19—CHAMPAIGN — Election day came and went with no word on the democratic candidate for Champaign County coroner. Unofficial results from early votes placed Laurie Brauer squarely in the lead as of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, beating out Seon Williams with a 933-375 lead. But with only 2,709 early voters, those numbers meant little as a precursor to 6,859 mail-in votes and, of course, Tuesday's ...
2 min read - USThe News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
Deputy coroner,
Mar. 19—CHAMPAIGN — Election Day came and went with no word on the democratic candidate for Champaign County coroner. Unofficial results from early votes placed Deputy Coroner Laurie Brauer squarely in the lead as of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, with a 933-375 advantage over local funeral home owner Seon Williams. But with only 2,709 early voters, those numbers meant little as a precursor to 6,859 ...
2 min read - USEffingham Daily News, Ill.
Halbrook, Wilhour win GOP primaries for General Assembly
Mar. 19—Incumbent state representatives Brad Halbrook and Blaine Wilhour appeared to win their Republican primaries, according to unofficial results. No Democrats filed to run in the primary in either of their districts, which makes it likely they'll retain their seats in November's general election. Halbrook, of Shelbyville, represents the 107th District, which covers portions of Effingham, ...
4 min read - USChicago Tribune
Referendum roundup: Thornton Township votes down mental health, Homer Glen voters support dissolving Homer Township
Village President Richard Reinbold said Wednesday officials are pleased voters approved the home rule referendum and the two nonbinding referendums. “We’re very grateful for the community support on that,” Reinbold said. “Our task was to inform the community on home rule and how it would benefit our community.” The home rule measure received 52.2% in support, according to unofficial results ...
7 min read - PoliticsRockford Register Star
Joe McGraw wins primary election in Illinois 17th US House District
Retired judge Joe McGraw defeated Scott Crowl, a farmer from Milan, to win the Republican nomination for Illinois' 17th U.S. House District seat.
2 min read - USWGN Chicago
Race for Cook County State’s Attorney still too close to call, could take time to declare winner
As of Thursday morning, this race has not been called. CHICAGO (AP) — An open race to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office went into voters’ hands after a heated primary campaign in the Chicago area. The tightly-contested race remains too close to call, the Chicago Board of Elections says. The Democratic matchup for the Cook County […]
3 min read - PoliticsWCIA Champaign
Bost defeats Bailey in Republican Primary Election
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WCIA) — Mike Bost, the incumbent for Illinois’ 12th Congressional District, has defeated his first major primary opponent. Bost defeated Darren Bailey in the district. The congressional district includes 34 counties in Southern Illinois. Bailey previously served in the Illinois House and Senate. He was the 2022 Republican gubernatorial candidate, where he lost […]
1 min read - USThe State Journal-Register
Uncontested in the primary, local state legislature candidates advance to November
Outside of presidential and congressional candidates, Illinois voters also voted for state legislature candidates on Tuesday.
4 min read - USJournal Star
Former Dixon mayor wins Republican primary for Illinois Senate 37th District
Results for the Republican primary in the 37th Illinois state senate district.
1 min read - USJournal Star
Metamora school referendum passes; Voters also say yes to Tremont, West Peoria referendums
Voters decided to raise taxes in the Tri-County area in multiple places.
1 min read - PoliticsWHBF Davenport
Biden, Trump win Illinois
As Joe Biden and Donald Trump moved closer to a November rematch, primary voters around the country on Tuesday urged their favored candidate to keep up the fight and worried about what might happen if their side loses this fall. There was little suspense about Tuesday’s results as both candidates are already their parties’ presumptive […]
6 min read - USChicago Tribune
Mariyana Spyropoulos defeats incumbent Iris Martinez for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk
Riding a wave of support from the Cook County Democratic Party as well as hundreds of thousands of her own dollars, Mariyana Spyropoulos upended Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez, limiting the clerk’s time in the office to a single term. With 69% of precincts reporting, the Associated Press declared Spyropoulos the winner. She led Martinez with 65.7% of the vote to Martinez’s ...
6 min read - PoliticsChicago Tribune
Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster defeats progressive challenger in 11th Congressional District
Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville, who often notes he’s the “only physicist in Congress,” defeated a progressive challenger in Tuesday’s primary in the suburban and exurban 11th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race for Foster a little before 8:30 p.m. Civil rights attorney Qasim Rashid, also of Naperville, previously ran unsuccessfully for public office in ...
2 min read - USChicago Tribune
14-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Danny Davis defeats four challengers in 7th Congressional District
Vying for a 15th term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis defeated four challengers Tuesday in the 7th Congressional District Democratic primary, according to The Associated Press. Davis won his 2022 primary by just 6 percentage points, and his opponents this time around argued that it was time for the 82-year-old congressman to move on. The AP called the race for Davis about an hour after ...
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U.S. Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy’ García defeats Ald. Raymond Lopez in 4th Congressional District
Three-term U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García on Tuesday defeated Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez to win his first contested Democratic primary since being elected to Congress in 2018, according to The Associated Press. Lopez, who last year won a third term representing the 15th Ward, challenged the progressive incumbent from the right. The AP called the race for García about 7:50 p.m. Immigration and ...
2 min read - PoliticsChicago Tribune
Chaplin unseats incumbent Carrier in Dem primary for DuPage recorder; Lukas handily wins Dem primary bid for coroner
DuPage County Recorder Kathleen Carrier lost her bid for a second term in Tuesday night’s Democratic primary election, ousted by DuPage County Board member Elizabeth Chaplin, who now heads to the Nov. 5 general election. In what was a relatively strong turnout for a relatively lackluster primary with some Congressional and General Assembly seats being challenged but few contested county races, ...
2 min read - PoliticsChicago Tribune
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten defeats two challengers in 6th Congressional District primary
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten fended off two challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the largely suburban 6th Congressional District as he seeks a fourth term, according to unofficial results. The Associated Press called the race for Casten about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. Casten, of Downers Grove, held a massive fundraising advantage over both competitors, Mahnoor Ahmad and Charles Hughes. The former ...
1 min read - USChicago Tribune
US Rep. Danny Davis, three other Democratic incumbents hold off challengers
After a heated campaign in which four challengers argued U.S. Rep. Danny Davis has been in Washington long enough, the veteran West Side politician emerged victorious in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, setting him up for a likely general election win in November and a 15th term representing Illinois’ 7th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race for Davis, who was first ...
11 min read - PoliticsChicago Tribune
Joe Biden, Donald Trump cruise in Illinois, while Bost declares victory in downstate congressional race
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to easy victories Tuesday in Illinois’ presidential primaries, racking up additional national convention delegates on top of those collected from earlier state contests that assured them of formally winning nomination this summer. But Republicans nationally were also closely eying results from two downstate congressional primary ...
6 min read - PoliticsChicago Tribune
General Assembly races test clout of Democrat leaders
Two Democratic primaries for seats in the Illinois General Assembly featured races testing the political influence of House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and Senate President Don Harmon, with one defeating a House veteran and the other supporting a Senate newcomer who lost, according to unofficial results. Without having to worry about losing their supermajorities in the fall’s general ...
5 min read - USChicago Tribune
Bring Chicago Home referendum in serious trouble — and it would be a stinging defeat for Mayor Brandon Johnson’s grassroots base
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Bring Chicago Home referendum was in peril Tuesday in the primary election, in what would be a stinging defeat for his grassroots base that sought to persuade voters to grant the city’s new progressives in charge a tax increase to address the homelessness crisis. According to unofficial results from the Chicago Board of Elections, with 96% of precincts reporting, 53.9% ...
11 min read - USChicago Tribune
Aurora area voter turnout trends downward during primary election, officials say
Aurora area voters went out to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in the primary election, but with both parties’ presidential candidates effectively chosen, fewer made the effort than in previous years, officials said. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are already their parties’ presumptive nominees. Without that major pull to the polls, officials said late Tuesday ...
3 min read - USChicago Tribune
2024 Illinois primary day election results
Illinois Democratic and Republican voters pick nominees for president as well as the delegates for the national nominating conventions on Tuesday. Some of the key local races include for U.S. Congress, the Illinois House, the Illinois Senate and two seats on the Illinois Supreme Court. Votes will be counted in contested races after polls close in Illinois at 7 p.m. Central. Last-minute ...
1 min read - USWGN Chicago
‘Bring Chicago Home’ real estate tax referendum headed toward defeat at the polls
CHICAGO — Chicagoans cast their votes to decide the fate of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s “Bring Chicago Home” referendum at the polls Tuesday after the legislation faced multiple court challenges leading up to Election Day. With 98% of voting precincts reporting in as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, “No” outpaced “Yes” by more than 22,000 votes on […]
3 min read - USWFLD
Live Illinois Primary Election Results 2024
Here are the results of 2024 Illinois primary elections.
1 min read - PoliticsWFLD
Biden, Trump win Illinois primaries
Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have won enough delegates to be called presumptive presidential nominees.
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Live Illinois Referendum Primary Election Results 2024
Here are the referendum results of the 2024 Illinois primary.
4 min read - PoliticsChicago Tribune
Southland primary voters share mixed feelings on presidential candidates
Voters in the south and southwest suburbs expressed reservations about the presidential candidates and the limited choices as they cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary elections. The primaries came as President Joe Biden was set as the Democratic candidate and former President Donald Trump as the Republican candidate for the November general election. “There’s two candidates, and they’re night ...
3 min read - USWGN Chicago
Illinois primary: Voters set stage for November election, decide on referendum
From Chicago to across Illinois, voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in the state’s presidential primary election and other races. YOUR LOCAL ELECTION HQ | Election Results: Key Races in Illinois Primary Among the many races to be decided on March 19 were the Democratic Party nomination for Cook County State’s […]
10 min read - USChicago Tribune
Afternoon Briefing: Primary day turnout in Illinois so far
Good afternoon, Chicago. Polling places for Illinois’ primary elections opened early this morning, and despite contested congressional races, an expensive Cook County state’s attorney’s matchup and a rare referendum, officials are expecting low voter turnout with the presidential nominees for the November general election virtually locked in. As of last night, the city had recorded more than ...
3 min read - USChicago Tribune
Park Ridge city council contemplates future of city clerk position
After hearing from Park Ridge residents about what the city could do to reduce its staff, Mayor Marty Maloney asked the city clerk, Sal Raspanti, to make a presentation to the City Council about the clerk’s roles and responsibilities. In Park Ridge, the clerk is an elected position, but the City Council is contemplating allowing voters to decide through referendum whether the role should ...
4 min read - USChicago Tribune
Election Day in Illinois: Voter turnout is ‘pretty sleepy’ in primary
Primary voters did not flock to the polls in great numbers Tuesday, despite contested congressional races, an expensive Cook County state’s attorney’s matchup and a rare referendum, election officials said. Officials were expecting a low turnout with the major presidential candidates for the November general election — Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump — virtually ...
6 min read - PoliticsJournal Star
Ahead of primary in Illinois, Trump renews war of words with Pritzker
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said that Democrats would rather have Donald Trump on the ballot due to his negative impact on fellow Republicans.
2 min read - USWGN Chicago
Voter turnout down so far in Chicago, as polls are open for Election Day in primary races
CHICAGO — Election Day is here. The 2024 Illinois primary election reaches its conclusion Tuesday, and polls opened in the City of Chicago bright and early at 6 a.m. They close at 7 p.m. Early voting began in Chicago two weeks ago, but voting is down so far in comparison to previous primary elections, according […]
4 min read - USWFLD
Live updates: Illinois primary election results pour in
The Illinois primary election is nearing a conclusion with several key races having already been determined.
3 min read - USRockford Register Star
Heading to the polls today in the Rockford area? Here's what you need to know
Casting a ballot today? Here's what you need to know about when and where to vote.
3 min read - OpinionChicago Tribune
Editorial: Get out and vote on Tuesday. Otherwise you’re being ruled by the few.
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ recent report showing the tiny percentage of eligible voters who in recent elections have determined the outcomes of referendums on bond issuances and tax increases should serve as a wake-up call. “Taxation without representation is tyranny” was the rallying cry that compelled a group of angry Bostonians to dump chests of tea into their harbor and eventually ...
2 min read - USChicago Tribune
With presidential nominees certain, local candidates make their final push and hope against early indications of low voter turnout
Republican and Democratic voters go to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots for their November general picks for public office, including putting their imprimatur on each party’s designated White House nominees — Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump. Polls open across the state at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. with the day expected to open in the Chicago area to below-freezing ...
8 min read - PoliticsEffingham Daily News, Ill.
Effingham County voters discuss 2024 election
Mar. 18—The 2024 election is in full swing as Effingham County residents, some of them first-time voters, head to the polls to vote in Illinois' primary elections on Tuesday. President Joe Biden, 81, and former President Donald Trump, 77, are the presumptive nominees for their respective parties in the 2024 presidential election. Several young voters from the area aren't satisfied with either ...
7 min read - USWFLD
Illinois primary election: Referendums on the ballot
Tuesday's primary ballot is packed with dozens of referendums, likely impacting your district directly.
4 min read - USWCIA Champaign
County clerks take a close look at voter turnout ahead of Election Day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Donald Trump and Joe Biden already have the number of delegates they need to be their party’s nominees for president as Illinois voters head to the polls to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day Tuesday. “We do have local races with the officers coming on, and we encourage them to […]
2 min read - USChicago Tribune
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure that sets up process for electing Chicago’s school board
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a measure that lays out the process for an elected school board in Chicago that begins with the city’s voters choosing 10 board members in November. After months of debate, Illinois legislators earlier this month agreed on a plan to create a hybrid elected board before a fully-elected board is put in place in 2027. In addition to the board members elected ...
2 min read - USWFLD
Glenview school referendum divides parents over school closure, tax hike
In a north suburban school district, parents find themselves divided over a potential school closure and property tax increase.
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