VIDEO: Aldermanic candidate Rafael Lopez promises change to 15th Ward
By Isabella Szabolcs Eighteen of Chicago’s 50 wards have runoff elections for alderman. The predominately Hispanic 15th ward has two Hispanic candidate’s running for aldermanic
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
Gearing up for the runoff: Medill Report’s Electioncast 2015
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
VIDEO: Voters split on controversial debate question to Garcia
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
Ward runoff races heat up
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
VIDEO: Dodgeball a win for LGBT community
By Avinash Chak The Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association forms an integral part of the LGBT community in the city. Founded as the Gay Athletic Association
VIDEO: Students with a music major facing challenges
By Siyuan Du The classical music industry is facing finance and marketing challenges. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, one of the top orchestras in the world, ran a
Voices from the voters: the issues of the election
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
VIDEO: The evolution of the Chicago runoff
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
Mayoral candidates chase votes ahead of polls closing
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
VIDEO: How Jesus “Chuy” Garcia used grassroots skills to force a mayoral runoff
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
VIDEO: Millennials prioritize mortgage over marriage
By Beth Lawrence “First comes love. Then comes marriage.” But for many young adults, that old saying may no longer be true. What comes after