PUSH volunteers keep watchful eyes on polling places and voters on election day
By Nia Prater and Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang As C. Betty Magness, Illinois political director for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, worked the election hotline on the third floor of the organization’s headquarters Tuesday, a call came in on her cell phone that took her by surprise. It was her son, who said he had been turned away […]
Millennial voters: Don’t count them in, don’t count them out, either
By Jordan Gaines In the final leg of the race to the White House all hands are on deck to get millennials to the polls. Young adults, in fact, have been blamed for the race being such a close call. This generation is being haunted by a traditionally low voter turnout with only 45 percent […]
Election Update: The economy is a top issue for voters in Chicago’s western suburbs
In the second of our video updates on this Election Day, our reporters cover the working class voters in the western suburbs of Chicago, where the economy is on the top of their minds. More updates will be posted throughout the day. Published at 5:30 p.m. CT
Chance the Rapper uses Twitter to rally fans for massive parade to the polls
By Nia Prater “If you’re planning on voting tomorrow, say ‘hell yeah!’” exhorted local rapper DJ OddCouple, hyping up the crowd in front of the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park Monday. A resounding “Hell yeah!” came back in response. It was dusk, and thousands jammed into the park for a get-out-the-vote rally and free […]
The Joffrey’s Romeo and Juliet highlights 2016’s political divide
By Lauren Ball With America in the midst of a political season rife with conflict, confrontation, and discord, the Joffrey Ballet’s contemporary interpretation of Romeo and Juliet is overwhelmingly opportune. Watching the two contending forces of the fascist Capulets and leftist Montagues magnetize their differences and recoil, it’s impossible not to compare the performance to […]
Banking on getting Asian American voters to the polls
By Jingzhe (Kelly) Wang This is what a phone bank sounds like. One difference is the potential voters are all Asian Americans.
This just in: Election-day updates from around Chicago
At this time, the final presidential results are still being tallied. But plenty of Illinois and Chicago races have been decided. Check out our full wrap-up of the races. We have also updated our photo gallery, which you can view here. Evening turns somber as LGBTQ viewing party awaits election results By Teresa Manring (Mariah […]
Climate scientists emphasize high stakes of the 2016 election
By Janice Cantieri “If you want to name things that could really bring down civilization, nuclear bombs are one, but I think CO2 has all the seeds of that,” said pioneering climate scientist Wallace Broecker of Columbia University. “You’re going to see enormous problems with that, I mean political problems, every kind of problem you […]
Old boss same as new boss? Eyes on Kim Foxx in the wake of Anita Alvarez
By June Leffler Favored to handily win the race for Cook County State’s Attorney, Kim Foxx is promising reform in a post-Anita Alvarez era. Yet some voters and activists aren’t letting their guard down, saying they will hold whomever is in office accountable. For the March primary, Chicagoans’ frustration with State’s Attorney Alvarez spurred a […]
Native Americans seek visibility in their vote
By Pat Nabong [Package of Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline stories here] In the run-down American Indian Center, fewer than 20 Native Americans are gathered to discuss issues that are important to them in this year’s election. Susan Power, one of the founding members of the center, looks around the room. She bellows, […]
