More Absentee Ballots Counted As Five Aldermanic Races Remain Too Close To Call
More absentee ballots have been counted in five aldermanic races in Chicago that are still too close to call. WBBM's Mike Krauser has the latest numbers.
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More absentee ballots have been counted in five aldermanic races in Chicago that are still too close to call. WBBM's Mike Krauser has the latest numbers.
There is a potential settlement more than 10 years after the death of David Koschman at the hands of a member of former Mayor Richard Daley's family.
A judge has issued an order requiring Illinois government agencies to immediately reinstate mandatory union dues for nonmembers.
If you thought Chicago's 40 percent turnout on Tuesday was poor – and it was – pity the surrounding suburbs. The Cook County Clerk's office said suburban turnout was only about 14 percent on Tuesday. McHenry County barely reached 11 percent. Lake County was little better at 11.25 percent.
Voters in the village of Antioch approved a property tax hike for more ambulance service by more than 300 votes, but in unincorporated Antioch Township, the tax increase was ahead by only 8 votes, with more votes to be counted.
"This is the best job I ever had," he said. "I have no interest in another job. Zero, zilch, none, nothing, okay?"
The counting is complete in two more Chicago aldermanic races, and in both cases, the incumbent is behind.
The College of DuPage has been a source of controversy of late, and trustee Kathy Hamilton has been leading the charge for a change in leadership. She made an aggressive push to elect three reform-minded candidates to replace members whose terms expire this year, and all three candidates she supported won on Tuesday.
A day after securing his second term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the historic runoff election in Chicago would make him "a better mayor," after enduring a heated six-week contest against Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, a virtual unknown to most Chicagoans before he challenged the mayor.
Eighteen aldermanic races saw runoffs Tuesday following the February election. In many of this week's contests, incumbents associated with Mayor Rahm Emanuel were forced to defend their seats.
Thrown into a bruising run-off election, Rahm Emanuel scored a hard-fought second term, defeating Jesus "Chuy" Garcia on Tuesday, thus ending a mayoral campaign never before seen in Chicago.
While voters in most suburban counties will receive an "I Voted" sticker in exchange for their completed ballot Tuesday, Lake County voters haven't had the option to receive the coveted sticker in years.
Illinois and federal officials are proposing new dates for the special elections to replace former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock.
Social service agencies across Illinois are trying to figure out how to operate today after the state froze $26 million in grants on Friday, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
Starting their last full day of campaigning, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia spent the morning shaking hands with potential supporters, and expressing confidence they'll win on Election Day.
