
Social media roundup: runoff day oddities
By Sean Froelich Voter turnout was dismal in the general election in February. And with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia

By Sean Froelich Voter turnout was dismal in the general election in February. And with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia

The Medill News Service’s Election 2015 video team is hosting three separate electioncasts today. In our first update, Lukas Voss and Empriss Campbell tell us about

By Amina Ismail In last week’s debate, the moderator questioned candidate Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia about how he would deal with violence as his own son

By Steven Chambers and Meghan Tribe UPDATED: This story’s been updated to reflect late-closing polling places. Residents in the 1st, 41st, 42nd and 46th

On election day, it’s all about the voters. Medill reporters took to the streets to gauge poll turnout, find out who’s changed their votes, and see

By Andrew Fowler Even though Chicagoans have never experienced a mayoral runoff, they are no strangers to aldermanic runoff elections. Medill Report’s Andrew Fowler has

By Christina Bucciere Chicago’s runoff mayoral contenders hit the campaign trail for the last time early Tuesday morning to garner last-minute support. They each shared confident

By Rachel White On February 24, underdog candidate Jesus “Chuy” Garcia was one of four challengers trying to unseat Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel. He didn’t win

By Andrew Fowler and Matt Yurus Medill’s Andrew Fowler and Matt Yurus bring you an in-depth conversation with WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek. The TV

By Bethel Habte The Chicago City Council Finance Committee announced Monday that it will hold a hearing April 14 on the Reparations Ordinance for Chicago