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Early voters set record in Chicago election, but turnout at polls is ‘sluggish,’ officials say

CHICAGO — It’s election day and Chicago voters have been heading to the polls since 6 a.m. to cast ballots in the hotly contested mayoral race and to vote for aldermen in all 50 wards.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago: Pencil in voting on your Tuesday to-do list

We certainly can’t force any of our fellow Chicagoans to fill out an electronic or paper ballot. But we can repeat ourselves and once again emphasize the importance of voting for our city’s future.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s future depends on your vote

Whom residents select as mayor, members of City Council and of new police districts will shape how Chicago will move forward.

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Battle over Sawyer’s campaign signatures from Wilson ally Hendon gets testy during hearing

Willie Wilson adviser and former state Sen. Rickey Hendon alleged that 6th Ward Ald. Roderick Sawyer didn’t have enough valid signatures to remain on the upcoming mayoral ballot.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayoral candidates Ja’Mal Green, Willie Wilson drop ballot challenges against each other

The ballot spots for community activist Green and millionaire businessman Wilson are expected to be secured at a board meeting next week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayoral ballot: Ja’Mal Green on top

The lottery to set the order of names on the February 2023 municipal ballot was held Tuesday, and challenger Ja’Mal Green got the first spot, followed by Ald. Sophia King, state Rep. Kam Buckner and businessman Willie Wilson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Petition challenges could narrow field of Black candidates for Chicago mayor

Millionaire businessman Willie Wilson is trying to knock retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer off the ballot. Community activist Ja’Mal Green is challenging Wilson. And former state Sen. Rickey Hendon, a top Wilson adviser, is challenging Green.

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With tensions high ahead of Tuesday’s election, top cop says there are no threats ‘specific to Chicago’

The heightened concerns over safety and political violence come two years after former President Donald Trump falsely blamed widespread fraud for his loss — a claim that fueled the riot at the U.S. Capitol and further polarized the political landscape.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s $2M precinct consolidation plan denounced as ‘voter suppression’

Mayoral challenger Willie Wilson wants a federal judge to block a plan he said “reminds me of the Jim Crow days down South where I’m from.” But the Board of Elections was required to consolidate city precincts after new ward and district lines were drawn based on the 2020 census.

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Early voting for the Nov. 8 General Election gets underway downtown

The two sites, which opened Friday, are at 191 N. Clark St. and on the sixth floor at 69 W. Washington St.

Chicago Sun-Times

Willie Wilson files federal lawsuit to block Chicago Board of Elections from consolidating precincts

Mayoral candidate Willie Wilson argues it will confuse Chicago voters, depress turnout in the Nov. 8 general and Feb. 28 mayoral and aldermanic elections and “disparately impact racial and/or ethnic voting blocs.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Early voting lagging as Tuesday’s primaries near, officials say

“Voters have other issues on their mind, kids are out of school for the summer or they’re planning vacations,” an election official said Thursday about the primaries that were pushed back until June 28 this year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Early voting now open in all 50 wards across the city

The primary election is June 28.

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