Problems Reported With Chicago Election Website
As polls opened on election day, voters trying to log onto the Chicago Election Board website were having problems gaining access.
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As polls opened on election day, voters trying to log onto the Chicago Election Board website were having problems gaining access.
If voters have problems at the polls today, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says: Call her office.
Democrats are hoping to tip the balance in Congress by winning some House seats from Republicans who currently hold a comfortable edge.
Obama supporters and Romney backers at Manny's Deli are united about one thing: They're out of patience with all the politicking. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
The presidency isn't the only race democrats and republicans have their eyes on. With control of Congress also on the line, some hotly contested congressional races are also drawing a lot of attention.
Tomorrow's voter turnout in and around Chicago might not be a record, but officials expect it will be substantial.
President Obama has arrived in Chicago, to once again spend Election Day in his hometown.
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk was met with hugs and cheers as he reached the finish line of a popular stair climbing event at the Willis Tower.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel stopped by President Barack Obama's re-election campaign offices on the city's North, West and South Sides, as well as in the Loop Saturday, to urge volunteers to work extra hard over the next three days.
As the last day of early voting winds down, a line to get into the main early voting center in downtown Chicago has been growing all day long, to the point it stretches for more than two blocks.
The Cook County Board Finance Committee on Friday approved $41.7 million in new tax levies, including a controversial $25 tax on the sale of a gun anywhere in the county, and a $1-a-pack increase in the cigarette tax.
Former state Rep. Derrick Smith has been indicted for taking a $7,000 cash bribe, and kicked out of the Illinois House, but he still has a good chance of winning back the seat in his West Side district on Tuesday.
The no-stalking, anti-harassment order of protection against state Sen. Suzi Schmidt was extended for six months Friday by Lake County Judge George Strickland.
There were more jobs out there, but also more people looking for them. And both candidates tried to use that fact to their advantage, CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
The head of the Chicago Public School system said Friday that the District needs more time to decide how many schools might have to close next school year, and to get the public involved in making the decisions.
