Early voting eases the way for first-time immigrant voters

First-time voter Kahkashan Noreen cast her ballot with help from ESL instructor

By Jingzhe(Kelly) Wang Election day is Tuesday, of course, but people can vote every day until then. There is a difference. Early voting doesn’t take place in neighborhood precincts. It takes place at designated places. There is an important advantage, especially for first-time voters who may want assistance.  Come with first-time voter Kahkashan Noreen, as […]

Will local millennials defy traditional voter ‘drop-off’ patterns?

By Sarah Haas and Nia Prater The voting phenomenon widely known as the millennial “drop-off” may not hold to be entirely true for young people in the Chicago area on Nov. 8. A combination of factors, including registration drives on college campuses and the contentiousness of some hotly contested national and local races, seem to […]