Federal appeals judges skeptical of Republican challenge to Illinois’ vote-by-mail law

Election workers process and count March 19 primary election mail-in ballots for the Chicago Board of Elections at the Cook County Administration Building. A Republican-led lawsuit challenges ... Read More

Mail ballots trickling in cut Eileen O'Neill Burke’s lead over Clayton Harris in Cook County state's attorney race

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Eileen O’Neill Burke’s thin lead in the Democratic race for Cook County state’s attorney narrowed slightly Friday as Chicago election officials began counting mail-in ... Read More

City mail vote slices O'Neill Burke's lead over Harris in state’s attorney race

Ashlee Rezin and Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file photos Clayton ... for Cook County state’s attorney as Chicago election officials continued counting mail-in ballots Sunday. Read More

Progress report? Election brings mix of cheers and tears for Chicago progressives

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times A progressive ... In a low-turnout election with thousands of mail ballots that could still be counted, Johnson’s prized “Bring Chicago Home” referendum appears ... Read More

Chicago's first school board elections mean crash course time for voters, candidates

They’re the first of likely dozens who will submit their names to election ... a meeting at the Chicago Public Schools Headquarters in the Loop in February. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Tuesday was ... Read More

Mail ballots whittle O’Neill Burke’s lead over Harris in state’s attorney race for 6th straight day

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file photos ... Harris won 56% of the mail-in votes cast in the city and 52% from the suburbs in the latest batch reported by the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners ... Read More

Harris edges a few votes closer to O’Neill Burke as state's attorney primary nears counting finish line

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Clayton Harris III gained a bit of ground on Eileen O’Neill Burke in the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney on Thursday — but not enough to ... Read More

Afternoon Edition: 'Shockingly low turnout' so far in Chicago for primary

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times It’s Election Day ... with our live updates on the Illinois primary election here in Chicago. Early voting and mail ballot numbers suggest significantly lower turnout ... Read More

Ebb turns to slow for O'Neill Burke, whose thinning lead thickens ever so slightly

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times; Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times ... County clerk’s office said it tallied 255 mail ballots on Wednesday, while the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners said it processed just ... Read More

2024 Elections

A report to the Election Assistance Commission from researchers ... In an unusual statement, the news organizations said “there is simply no substitute” for a face-to-face debate, a campaign ... Read More

Election officials to begin count of mail-in ballots as race for Cook County State's Attorney remains too close to call

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Election officials are expected to begin scanning and counting mail-in ballots Friday morning. The race for Cook County State's Attorney remains too close to call as of Friday ... Read More

Picture Chicago: 13 must-see Sun-Times photos

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Bad Bunny performs at the United Center ... where the union’s leaders announced the authorization of a strike for Chicago Park District workers. The union has been ... Read More