Millennials Help Push Midterm Turnout In Chicago To Highest Level In 32 Years
Overall, 56 percent of registered voters in Chicago cast a ballot in the election, either in person on Election Day, during early voting, or by mail.
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Overall, 56 percent of registered voters in Chicago cast a ballot in the election, either in person on Election Day, during early voting, or by mail.
If you asked Democrats going into Tuesday night which governor race they wanted to win the most, they'd likely name Florida first and then Ohio. They won neither.
Hof, a self-proclaimed pimp, was found dead October 16 after celebrating his 72nd birthday at one of his ranches. The cause of death is still under investigation.
With the help of two upsets in Illinois, Democrats were able to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, winning at least 222 seats overall, giving them the ability to block President Trump's agenda, and launch investigations of his administration.
In Illinois' reliably-Republican 14thCongressional District, 32-year-old black Democratic nurse Lauren Underwood of Naperville has unseated GOP incumbent Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano.
Democratic challenger for 6th Congressional District Sean Casten has defeated Republican incumbent Peter Roskam.
Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker has defeated Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner.
Republican challenger for U.S. Senate Mike Braun has defeated incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly in Indiana.
Spending on political ads spiked in the final days of the campaign, surging to $2.8 million a day in November, TV industry sources say.
One judge appeared intoxicated and left on his own. Another judge smelled of alcohol and had to be removed by police.
A dozen polling places in Porter County, Indiana, will stay open later than normal, after problems that forced them to open late.
One of the biggest things that has happened in this election run is the record-breaking number of people that have applied to vote by mail. And that is causing some questions to come up in precinct polling places.
Millennial voters are expected to turn out to vote in droves across the country, and Chicago is no exception.
Polls have shown Rauner trailing Pritzker by double digits. Only two incumbents since the 19th century, both seeking third terms, lost by more than 10 points.
