Protesters come together at Trump Tower in downtown Chicago
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
A Trump presidency is sobering for ex-offenders
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
Hillary Clinton wins the unofficial election among people who can’t legally vote
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
One win for Illinois’ immigrant communities: mobilizing new citizens
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
Become a Lego architect at Brick-by-Brick exhibition
By Catherine Chen The Brick-by-Brick exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry features more than a dozen giant, Lego-built engineering marvels and provides a
Chicago Humanities Festival brings you literary luminaries and a whole lot more
By Grant Rindner You could be forgiven for thinking that the Chicago Cubs’ World Series cliffhanger and subsequent Game 7 victory marked the city’s signature
Play election phone banking Bingo
By Jingzhe (Kelly) Wang Medill reporter Kelly Wang knows first hand what the frustrations and triumphs are in volunteering for an election phone bank. Play
Schneider tops Dold in hard-fought race to represent the 10th Congressional District
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
Illinois stands with her – and her, and her and her
By Maryam Saleh A tumultuous election year wound down in wild but appropriate fashion early Wednesday, with several critical races still too close to call.
Duckworth wins U.S. Senate seat, declaring a historic moment
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),
Rep. Jan Schakowsky wins re-election on “pins and needles” for final presidential results
By Hannah Moulthrop Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky’s 9th district victory went almost unnoticed at her packed party at Tommy Nevin’s Pub in Evanston. Cheers erupted
Medill Election Update 2016: 10 p.m. Update
As the night goes into overtime, Medill Reports presents local reaction to the presidential race, as well as the Illinois Senatorial results.