Photo Gallery: Election Day in Chicago

Election 2016, Fall 2016

Photo Gallery: Election Day in Chicago

November 8, 2016

As polling stations opened for business on Tuesday morning, Medill reporters took to the streets of Chicago to capture the essence of what it meant for people across the city. From the South Side to the suburbs in the West, our reporters have been in the field chronicling one of the most watched elections in US history. Here are some highlights of the big day:

Supporters at the Hillary Clinton watch party on Election Day — Supporters react at the Hillary Clinton watch party at 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 8. At the time, final results were not in. (Christen Gall/MEDILL)

Trump supporter at the University of Chicago watch party on Nov. 8 — “I think it could happen; there’s a real chance of it happening that Donald Trump could lead the nation after tonight,” said 20-year-old Trump supporter Josh Parks at the University of Chicago watch party on Nov. 8. (Katanga Johnson/MEDILL)

Lourdes Mayback at the Hillary Clinton watch party — “The only thing left to do is pray,” said Lourdes Mayback holding up a rosary at the Hillary Clinton watch party in downtown Chicago on Nov. 8. (Christen Gall/MEDILL)

Voting for All Who Legally Can't art installation — This art installation is named Voting for All Who Legally Can’t. It gives disenfranchised voters the opportunity to symbolically vote on election day. (Pat Nabong/MEDILL)

voting-pic-1 — A young man casts his vote at the Providence Church of God in Hyde Park, Chicago. (Fariba Pajooh/MEDILL)

voting-pic-2 — Residents cast their vote at the Providence Church of God in Hyde Park, Chicago. (Fariba Pajooh/MEDILL)

the labels for the candidate-themed alcoholic-slushie drinks Nov. 8. — Sidetrack bar created candidate-themed drinks. Pictured here are the labels for the alcoholic-slushie drinks Nov. 8. (Teresa Manring/MEDILL)

Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth sits down with Senator Dick Durbin and local elected officials this afternoon in Pilsen. (Marianna Brady / MEDILL)

Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Democrat running for U.S. Senate, stops in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood on Election Day. (Marianna Brady/MEDILL) — Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Democrat running for U.S. Senate, stops in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Election Day. (Marianna Brady/MEDILL)

Instagram selfie of young women wearing hoodie with Hilary Clinton wearing NYC baseball cap — Millennial voter use #IGuesImWithHer to show forced solidarity with Clinton (Jordan Gaines/MEDILL)

Republican Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) addresses media after casting his ballot in Highwood, Ill. Nov 8 (Duke Omara/MEDILL)

Voters line up at the 15 West Washington Street location on Election Day

voting-pic-3 — The Fuel Room at Austin’s Saloon in Libertyville has been decked up in anticipation of Robert Dold’s victory over Democratic candidate Brad Schneider. Dold celebrated his 2014 victory in the same room. (Sarah Haas/MEDILL)

voting-pic-4 — A press pass to Hillary Clinton’s party in Chicago. Our reporters will be covering the Official Election Night Party for Hillary Clinton, so say tuned. (Christen Gall/MEDILL)

voting-pic-5 — Donna Elton has been a volunteer for U.S. Senate winner Tammy Duckworth since 2012. She says that Duckworth is a “gracious and positive person” that is not afraid to “cross the aisle” to get “solutions that are bipartisan.” (Guy King/MEDILL)

voting-pic-6 — Attendees at the Hillary Clinton watch party in Chicago crowd around the bar, watching the TV for live updates. (Christen Gall/MEDILL)

voting-pic-7 — Masks and stickers at the University of Chicago watch party. (Katanga Johnson/MEDILL)

voting-pic-8 — People follow election coverage on television at a restaurant in Chicago. (Fariba Pajooh/MEDILL)

Photo at top: Campaign signs line the street outside a polling place in Naperville, Ill. (Emily Olsen/MEDILL)