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.
A well-known café and newsstand in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood was damaged early Thursday morning when a stolen car that police were pursuing crashed into it.
The new permanent director of Chicago Animal Care and Control is working to make pet ownership and adoption easier as the drop-off levels at city shelters remains high.
A man admitted this week to ramming a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle during Operation Midway Blitz last fall, and then falsely claiming that his own vehicle had been stolen.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and IBM are renewing the IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute, a partnership first launched in 2021.
An Illinois judge has sentenced a Texas man to more than two decades in federal prison for orchestrating a $20 million cryptocurrency scam.
But underground construction work on a presidential bunker underneath the ballroom can continue, the judge said.
The City of Chicago on Thursday kicked off bus tours as part of its new reparations initiative.
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself what police described as a murder-suicide in their home in Annandale, Virginia, police said Thursday.
A coalition of banks, credit unions, and card companies argue that Illinois lawmakers must repeal the state's first-in-the-nation Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, slated to take effect July 1.
O'Hare workers drinking on the job and CPD employees scamming the federal government were just some of the jaw-dropping findings in the latest quarterly report from the city's inspector general.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Allergy season is here, and the dreaded pollen can trigger sneezing, congestion, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
Blues icon and world music pioneer Taj Mahal will be headlining the Chicago Blues Festival this June.
The United States has long struggled with understanding and finding ways to help treat mental illness. A new documentary, which is screening Saturday in Chicago, examines the reality of living with mental illness in America.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera.
Federal magistrate Renee Harris Toliver told Pooh Sheisty that the evidence against him is strong.
A break from the severe weather Thursday in Chicago, where afternoon breezes will give way to patchy fog and cool temperatures at night. Lows in the low 50s.
Trader Joe's is paying more than $7 million to settle a class action lawsuit over receipts.
Gordy is our Pet of the Week! The 2-year-old is sweet and chill. Chicago Animal Care and Control will waive fees on Saturday.
Hyde Park Academy student Eric Billups was identified as the teen killed in a shooting at Woodlawn bus stop Wednesday just after school let out. Two other Hyde Park Academy students died unexpectedly in the last month.
The City of Chicago on Thursday honored what it calls "heroes under the headset" — 911 call-takers and dispatchers, 311 operators, and other emergency personnel.
Eric Billups is the third Hyde Park Academy student to die unexpectedly in the last month.
A man was shot and killed after a struggle with Illinois State Police in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood on Wednesday night.
A well-known café and newsstand in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood was damaged early Thursday morning when a stolen car that police were pursuing crashed into it.
An Illinois judge has sentenced a Texas man to more than two decades in federal prison for orchestrating a $20 million cryptocurrency scam.
The new permanent director of Chicago Animal Care and Control is working to make pet ownership and adoption easier as the drop-off levels at city shelters remains high.
Some parents in southwest suburban Oswego are fired up, saying the school district invited all non-white students to participate in summer remedial programming, regardless of how they're doing in school.
New proposed Illinois legislation would allow renters or people who can't install massive rooftop panels to also harness the power of the sun.
When a rusty light pole snapped and fell on a woman's car in Bucktown, causing thousands of dollars in damage, she thought the city would pay for it. She was wrong.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
The Blackhawks won four of their last 15 games and three of their last 11 home games, but finished with 72 points, 11 more than last season.
Nico Hoerner drove in a career-high five runs, Shota Imanaga struck out 11 in six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 on Wednesday night.
Chicago White Sox pitching prospect Noah Schultz had an uneven major league debut in a start against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night after being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.
Ben Williamson doubled twice and drove in three runs as Tampa Bay spoiled the major league debut of White Sox starter Nick Schultz.
Carson Kelly hit a three-run homer, Colin Rea pitched six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-4 on Tuesday night.
A well-known café and newsstand in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood was damaged early Thursday morning when a stolen car that police were pursuing crashed into it.
Gregory Morgan Jr. of Temple Hills, Maryland, was charged Thursday morning with two counts of second-degree assault in the Feb. 5 incident.
Members of the Cook County State's Attorney's office visited CTA train stations across Chicago on Thursday.
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself what police described as a murder-suicide in their home in Annandale, Virginia, police said Thursday.
Chicago police on Wednesday issued an expanded community alert about a rash of incidents in which thieves broke into vehicles and stole construction equipment in and around downtown Chicago.
