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By David Jordan It was a night of surprises. At the election watch party at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, the overwhelming favorite
By Christen Gall Excitement shifted to somberness late in the evening at the campaign watch party for Hillary Clinton as it became clear in that
By Cloee Cooper and Fariba Pajooh [See related story on the night’s protest] Helicopters buzzed overhead as thousands of angry and perplexed people gathered at
By June Leffler A week before the presidential election, Lacey Stolzke was released from jail after serving 225 days. “I was never into politics, because
By Pat Nabong On the days leading up to the election, ex-offenders, permanent residents, tourists, disenfranchised voters, Mexicans and immigrants who couldn’t legally vote were
By Alexa Mencia Immigrant advocates linked arms in solidarity Wednesday morning to “resist and lead” following the jarring Election Day results. Many tried to inspire
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By Sarah Haas and Nona Tepper It was the nail-biter everyone expected. The hotly contested race to represent Illinois’ 10th Congressional District proved to be
By Guy-Lee King and Duke Omara U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) rode out upbeat campaign predictions Tuesday to handily unseat U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL),
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