Chicago’s mayoral race: maybe money can’t buy an election
By Alysha Khan While Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s failure to win reelection outright has dominated the headlines, equally interesting is a look at the money all five candidates raised in the final weeks leading up the election.
VIDEO: Dancing helps students balance school and social life
By Megan Kramer From AP classes to college applications and part-time jobs to volunteering, four student captains of Auroris Dance Company at Niles North High School are juggling busy schedules as they near graduation. While dance is yet another activity to fit into their schedules, the captains are finding that this shared passion is actually helping them […]
Feminists Ride the Next Wave
By Jessica Gable A buzz of high-energy conversation enveloped participants in the Goodman Theatre’s Context event at Wicker Park’s Geek Bar Beta on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Specialty drinks of all colors and sizes were poured and French fries and the bar’s Awesome Sauce consumed with gusto. Faces of women, who mostly made up the crowd […]
VIDEO: Medill ElectionCast — Vote counts, parties and a mayoral runoff
Medill News Service’s Election 2015 broadcast team brings you a roundup of election evening’s most important coverage, including the first runoff in the city’s history, odd polling places and a social media rundown featuring Chicago’s latest polling chatter. [vimeo 120596833 w=500 h=275]
By the numbers: Chicago’s 2015 elections
By Laura Furr & Emily Hoerner Updated 4:30 p.m. 2/25/15 Hours after the polls closed, unofficial summary data from the Chicago Board of Elections show new lows in voter turnout, with many races left unanswered. The polling results show that fewer voters turned out in the chilly February weather than in the last decade, at […]
Divided voters force runoff in citywide elections
By Karin Vandraiss and Matt Yurus For the first time, Chicago’s next mayor will be determined in a runoff election as a group of challengers kept incumbent Rahm Emanuel from reaching the simple majority he needed for an outright victory. The AP called the race “an embarrassment for the former White House chief of staff.”
Garcia spoils Emanuel’s election night party
By Phoebe Tollefson Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia managed to dampen the mood at Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s election night party Tuesday by temporarily overcoming the mayor’s approximately $30 million war chest and forcing the city’s first-ever runoff election on April 7. At the Journeyman Plumbers Union Local 130 on the Near West Side, Emanuel […]
Top 6 Election Day Pseudo-Scandals
By Kate Morrissey and Karin Vandraiss The Daley dynasty may be a thing of the past, but Chicago politics are still alive and well. Between questionable politicking and social media sass, this year’s election hasn’t disappointed when it comes to shenanigans worthy of the Windy City. 1. Doughnut-debacle 2015. Best enjoyed with your own Box O’Joe, some poll […]
Aldermanic election results roll in with low turnout and runoffs
By Bethel Habte and Bennet Hayes Updated: 11:10 p.m. Results are rolling in for the aldermanic races, with over 90 percent of votes reported for many key contests. Voters failed to turn out in high numbers across the city Tuesday. Latest reports from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners show that 32 percent of registered voters cast ballots.
Free doughnuts raise questions about electioneering at Bridgeport polls
By Dean DeChiaro Just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, two poll watchers at the Hamburg Athletic Club on South Emerald Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood told potential voters to cast their ballots for Patrick Daley Thompson, the former mayor’s nephew and candidate in the 11th Ward, and to help themselves to “free coffee and doughnuts.”