Illinois Election: Midterm voter turnout low in large parts of West, Southwest sides
Only 41 percent of Chicago's 1.5 million voters turned out for the 2022 midterm election on Tuesday.
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Only 41 percent of Chicago's 1.5 million voters turned out for the 2022 midterm election on Tuesday.
The new 11th Congressional district spans several counties from the northwest to southwest suburbs.
The new 14th District was shifted away from some far western and northwestern suburbs, to include more Democratic-leaning areas in in the western and southwestern suburbs and central Illinois.
Control of Congress is still up in the air, after Democrats appeared to fend off a "red wave" in Tuesday's midterm elections. While Republicans may still take control of the House, political science professor Stephen Caliendo said the big winner might be Republicans who don't want to be aligned with former President Donald Trump.
Lake County Judge Elizabeth Rochford, a Democrat, declared victory in the Second District race against former Republican Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran.
Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth won their respective bids for re-election Tuesday. Here is a breakdown of the winners in key races, and for reaction from the various campaigns.
Republican candidates like Pekau have tried to hammer Democrats like Casten on historic inflation plaguing the U.S. economy.
"I'm grateful tonight that Illinois continues a long tradition of peaceful and fair elections, and I am so thrilled to spend four more years as your governor," Pritzker said.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is facing off against a familiar opponent in Republican Thomas DeVore; though one he's gone up against before only in the courtroom, not at the ballot box.
Lawmakers redrew the 3rd District to create the state's second district likely to elect a Latino to Congress, to capitalize on the group's growing population in Chicago.
After being projected as the winner in the Illinois governor's race just minutes after the polls closed, Gov. JB Pritzker said he was grateful for winning a second term as a crowd of supporters chanted "four more years" at a victory rally in the South Loop.
The second page, or Ballot B, has all the judges up for retention.
In what's expected to be a close race, Kendall County Board chairman Scott Gryder is hoping to unseat incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Lauren Underwood in Illinois' 14th District, covering parts of the far southwest and western suburbs.
The leadup to the 2022 midterm election has been filled with passion, rancor, and sometimes even vitriol around the country – including the Chicago area.
The race for Illinois governor has been heated from the beginning, but that will soon come to an end, after Democratic incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey spent one final day stumping for votes.
Election officials statewide say they are doing everything they can to protect your vote.
With the state's top job up for grabs, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey were busy on Election Day, making their final pushes for votes.
The Republican candidate traveled to Oak Brook, Bourbonnais and Merrionette Park on Monday.
Discussions about security for Tuesday's midterm contests started across the state after the 2020 election.
It is the final day for early voting in Chicago before Tuesday's midterm elections.
Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Chicago on Sunday for a get out the vote rally.
President Joe Biden will be arriving in Chicago on Friday evening, to stump for Democratic congressional candidates, just days ahead of Election Day. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, meantime, will be in the suburbs to stump for Republicans.
Some political heavy hitters, not usually seen in blue Chicago, are heading to the district in the campaign's final days.
The Lake County Gazette is a paper nobody asks for – and it has most recently showed up at homes in Highland Park.
Voters have been casting their midterm ballots in person for the last couple of weeks. But in just the past few days, unsolicited texts to hundreds of voters caused confusion.
