
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.
"This is a pre-election day stunt to try and drive up voter turnout in that precinct or ward."
Cook County's first wedding of the New Year was also the last performed by County Clerk David Orr.
Brian Wildeman and Susie Fogle showed up at the Cook County Clerk's office at 4 a.m., despite wind chills well below zero, to make sure no one beat them to the first marriage license of 2018.
There are only five early-voting sites right now: in Evanston, Maywood, Berwyn, Calumet City and the clerk's office in downtown Chicago.
Despite a massive turnout in Chicago and the Cook County suburbs on Election Day, officials have reported only a few problems at polling places on Tuesday.
Cook County Clerk David Orr said expanding early voting into next week has been good for the voters, but a little hard on his elections staff.
On the day after the first presidential debate, the Cook County Clerk's office was hosting nearly 100 voter registration events across the county to mark National Voter Registration Day.
Cook County officials expect to issue the county's 10,000th same-sex marriage license this week.
Democratic state lawmakers and others have lashed at Gov. Bruce Rauner, for his veto of legislation that would allow for automatic voter registration when people get their driver's licenses.
Local election officials say the many contested races in Tuesday's primary elections are generating a lot of interest and they're expecting strong turnout for a primary, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
Brenda Bravo and Jose Castro lined up at the Cook County Clerk's office downtown at 5 a.m. Friday, to make sure they were the first to get a marriage license when the office opened at 9 a.m. As the first to get a license, they got a free wedding ceremony conducted by Clerk David Orr.
A week after Election Day, the race for Illinois State Treasurer is growing extremely tight, with the two leading candidates separated by just a few hundred votes. Now, charges of vote fraud have started to fly.
"Overall, for us in suburban Cook, 169,000-plus have already voted," Cook County Clerk David Orr said. "That's a 53 percent increase over 2010."
"There is an intent to try to disrupt the orderly administration of the election," Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Chairman Langdon Neal said.
There are dozens of early voting polling places in the city and suburbs. Election officials are encouraged by what they've seen so far. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
Monday is the first day that county clerks throughout the entire state of Illinois must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Albany Park couple Tom Crisham, 36, and Andrew Rodbro, 38, received the 1000th license Friday afternoon, Clerk David Orr's office said in a statement.
More than 80 same-sex couples from Illinois and have gotten marriage licenses in Cook County, including several from other counties who apparently didn't want to wait until June 1, when gay marriage becomes legal throughout the state.
Same-sex couples wasted no time getting marriage licenses on Friday, shortly after a federal judge ruled they don't have to wait until June to tie the knot in Cook County.
Gay and lesbian couples fighting for the right to get marriage licenses hailed the ruling as another step toward marriage equality in their home state.
If you think your one vote doesn't matter, just take a look at some of this week's election results.
Cook County officials are paying homage to celebrities born in Cook, in a sometimes surprising exhibit beneath Daley Plaza.
A state lawmaker wants Illinois to stop using schools as polling places on Election Day, but the idea doesn't sit well with local election authorities.
Cicero Town President Larry Dominick easily won his bid for re-election Tuesday in a contentious three-way contest marked by accusations of corruption, voter intimidation and ballot-fixing.
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The university announced a series of measures to enhance safety on its campuses in the wake of the robbery incidents.
Four people got out of a car and one displayed a gun, demanding the students' property – including cellphones and wallets.
Congress has until Saturday night to pass a dozen appropriations bills funding the federal government for another year.
Donations go to help fund pediatric cancer clinical trials, and fund wishes, a trip to the amusement park for one patient, a playset for another, and a racecar.
The attackers threw the victim right into a chain-link fence and knocked him to the ground.
Four people got out of a car and one displayed a gun, demanding the students' property – including cellphones and wallets.
Congress has until Saturday night to pass a dozen appropriations bills funding the federal government for another year.
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The university announced a series of measures to enhance safety on its campuses in the wake of the robbery incidents.
A total of 39 people were killed trespassing on railroad tracks in Illinois last year alone.
Nathaniel Huey Jr.'s criminal past should have been a red flag – including a court order banning him from possessing firearms.
After a pharmacy director admitted selling "empty" COVID vaccine vials to CBS 2, the hospital changed policy to protect the public.
Guillen was indicted last year on four counts of deprivation of civil rights and one count of obstruction of justice
They turned to CBS 2 Investigators for help after they then got stuck with a big bill.
Congress has until Saturday night to pass a dozen appropriations bills funding the federal government for another year.
House Republicans' efforts to pass four spending bills would not avert a government shutdown.
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) is calling out the city's Department of Transportation to work more efficiently.
Patricia Martin admitted to misconduct after being accused of using nearly $250,000 of her uncle's funds for her own personal purposes.
City officials have said the priority for the base camps would be to relocate migrants who have been sleeping on the floors of police stations.
MV Realty is based out of Florida, but operates in Indiana and several other states – including Illinois.
They accused James Nesbitt of taking off with deposits without completing jobs and complained he didn't respond to customers.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday with the heads of the Water Management and Finance departments.
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While Noelle Fredrick frequently has to straighten up her spa workspace, but what she can't seem to tidy up is her spa's Facebook page.
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Millions of babies are born prematurely every year. That translates to about one in 10 newborns who need extra support in the NICU.
After a pharmacy director admitted selling "empty" COVID vaccine vials to CBS 2, the hospital changed policy to protect the public.
The Biden administration is also pouring $600 million into more COVID tests manufacturing across the U.S.
There have been six human cases reported in DuPage County in 2023.
"We're not going to wait around forever for a fair contract," UAW President Shawn Fain said. "The companies know how to make this right."
Hundreds of autoworkers gathered Thursday outside the UAW Local 551 headquarters, 13550 S. Torrence Ave., to protest.
"I want to see a moratorium on these type of businesses opening up in our city," said Ald. Matt O'Shea (19th). "This happens in communities all across the city of Chicago."
Grocers Kroger and Albertsons are selling more than 400 stores and other assets to C&S Wholesale Grocers in an approximately $1.9 billion deal as part of their efforts to complete their merger.
The company said it has been "negatively impacted by a protracted post-pandemic economic recovery for our sector and the rising cost of inflation,"
If the season ended today, the Cubs would be in the playoffs as the National League's final wildcard team.
Notre Dame needed one stop to beat then-No. 6 Ohio State for the first time since 1936, and yet it couldn't finish the job.
Head coach Matt Eberflus said the team will focus on getting the details right individually at every position this week.
The U.S. went on to beat South Africa 2-0.
It was a brutal end to a dismal week of distractions for the Bears
Terms of the deal must still be ratified by the WGA's approximately 11,000 members.
The event is the Midwest's largest free performing arts festival.
Usher will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024.
The Emmy Award-winning series returns for its biggest season yet with 90-minute original episodes starting Wednesday, Sept. 27.
The LGBTQ+ International Film Festival begins at the Music Box Theatre, with the Chicago premiere of Andy Vallentine's "The Mattachine Family."
The restaurant’s Neapolitan-style pie is making headlines as one of the best pizzas in the world – based on the rankings of the Italian website “50 Top Pizza.”
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Each year, more than 2,000 U.S. kids die from sudden cardiac arrest.
Donations to Cal's Angels go to help fund pediatric cancer clinical trials, and fund wishes, a trip to the amusement park for one patient, a playset for another, and a racecar. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports on one boy who has beaten back cancer five times with Cal's Angels alongside him.
Time is running out to avoid a government shutdown – so what comes next, and how could a possible shutdown affect you? CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The university announced a series of measures to enhance safety on its campuses in the wake of the robbery incidents.
Four people got out of a car and one displayed a gun, demanding the students' property – including cellphones and wallets.
The attackers threw the victim right into a chain-link fence and knocked him to the ground.
Police said all of the robberies involved a white SUV and three to four suspects, but have not said if the holdups were connected.
Police said one suspect was upset that his relationship with the victim has ended, so he had a hit man kill her.