Chicago Election: Turnout Extremely Light; Altercation Between Campaign Workers Reported In 6th Ward
While Chicago was poised to make history by electing the first-ever African-American woman as mayor, voters appeared to be less than enthusiastic.
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While Chicago was poised to make history by electing the first-ever African-American woman as mayor, voters appeared to be less than enthusiastic.
So far, almost 123,000 people have cast their ballots for the runoffs, compared to 125,000 who voted early before the first round of the election in February.
A Facebook video is raising questions in the runoff race for the 30th Ward alderman.
"We are not going to be quiet when someone is being crucified and they're crucifying Kim Foxx unjustly."
As Election Day draws nearer, voters may have noticed the increasingly heavy flow of junk mail and political flyers filling their mailboxes in recent weeks.
The ads, produced by United Working Families, claim Lightfoot failed to discipline several Chicago cops while she headed the police board. One of them, detective Dante Servin, shot and killed 22-year-old Rekia Boyd.
President Trump is threatening to shut down the U.S. Mexico border, or at the very least, "large portions" of it, next week if Mexico doesn't halt all undocumented immigrants from entering the country.
Amid revelations that the Trump administration would be proposing eliminating all funding for the Special Olympics, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin chastised Secretary Betsy DeVos, saying the idea deserved a "Special Olympic gold medal for insensitivity."
"You don't engage in cover-ups when things go wrong, you take responsibility and try to address the problems."
Chicago architect Jeanne Gang has been chosen to lead the design and construction of the centerpiece of a massive expansion of O'Hare International Airport.
Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle will face off for their final debate tonight on CBS 2, six days before the Chicago mayoral runoff election.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday ordered an independent review of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and nominated a new director after the recent deaths of toddlers who were under the child welfare agency's care.
The special counsel's office did not come to a conclusion on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, instead leaving it to the attorney general to determine whether Mr. Trump's actions constituted a crime.
A Wisconsin judge issued an order Thursday putting on hold a set of laws that Republicans passed late last year to limit the power of the incoming Democratic governor.
South Side Ald. Willie Cochran pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of wire fraud for misusing his campaign funds for gambling and other personal expenses, including tuition for his daughter.
