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These Chicago Politicians Just Won Reelection. Now They Want Your Vote For Mayor

DOWNTOWN — Alexi Giannoulias has won reelection to serve another term as the Illinois Secretary of State, a widely expected result in deep-blue Illinois. But whether Giannoulias will serve out all four years in office remains a very open question. Like several other longtime politicians who won reelection to their various positions on Tuesday, he’s in the middle of an increasingly fierce campaign for Chicago mayor — and is widely seen as one of the frontrunners.

Chicago, IL · 3d
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WBEZ

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Select Chicago voters back taxing large corporations

A referendum that was on the ballots of nine select precincts garnered overwhelming support. There were several citywide referendums on voters’ ballots on Election Day, but one about taxing large corporations was on ballots in just nine precincts (out of nearly 1,300 precincts in Chicago). Several thousand Chicago voters...

Chicago, IL · 2d
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Some downstate voters signal desire to separate from Chicago

ILLINOIS— In McDonough County, voters greenlit a referendum Tuesday to get the ball rolling on separating downstate Illinois counties from Cook County. 57% of McDonough County voters in Tuesday’s election said they were in favor of the proposition asking for the formation of a new state. However —...

Mcdonough County, IL · 3d
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ABC 7 Chicago

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Democrat Donna Miller claims victory in race for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District seat

Democrat Donna Miller has claimed victory in the race to replace Robin Kelly and represent Illinois' 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House.

Illinois · 3d

ABC10

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Why McDonald's is facing a class-action lawsuit over the McRib

Chicago, IL · 2d

fox32chicago.com

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Willie Wilson challenges Brandon Johnson's mayoral petitions

CHICAGO - A Chicago mayoral candidate is asking election officials to review Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nominating petitions. Dr. Willie Wilson’s campaign says its review found irregularities that it believes violate election law, including petition sheets bearing the name of Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin and dozens of allegedly duplicated sheets.

Chicago, IL · 4d

Fox 32 Chicago

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Pat Quinn explains his support for a millionaire income tax surcharge

Former Gov. Pat Quinn discusses a Cook County advisory referendum on a proposed 3% income tax surcharge for Illinois residents earning more than $1 million a year and how the revenue could support schools and property tax relief.

Cook County, IL · 4d

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Nobody won, and Oak Park lost

As we write this, the votes on the village advisory referendum have not been counted. We don’t know who “won” or who “lost.” Whatever numbers come out of this referendum vote, the one clear loser is Oak Park. When a municipal ballot takes on one...

Oak Park, IL · 4d

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Chicago street vendors push for ordinance allowing fresh food sales

Street vendors in Chicago want city officials to pass a new ordinance. The ordinance would allow them to sell fresh food right on city streets.

Chicago, IL · 3d

hoodline.com

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Far South Side School Board Race Pits Incumbent Against Beale Aide, Fired Teacher

Three parents with children who have passed through Chicago Public Schools are vying for the District 10B seat on the city's Board of Education, a Far South Side contest that pits an incumbent backed by the teachers union against a City Hall critic's aide and a former teacher once barred from CPS hiring. Incumbent Connie Anderson, challenger Patrick C. Watson and write-in candidate Rosita Chatonda each bring sharply different priorities to a district covering some of Chicago's southernmost neighborhoods.

Chicago, IL · 4d

Fox 32 Chicago

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Pritzker wins historic third term, Democrats expand Illinois power | The Chicago Report

Gov. JB Pritzker wins a historic third term as Democrats flip Republican-held seats in the Illinois legislature, potentially expanding their supermajorities in both chambers. All this and more on "The Chicago Report."

Illinois · 2d

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Taste of Chicago Inspections Found 160-Plus Violations, Records Show

City inspectors logged more than 160 health code violations among food vendors at this year's Taste of Chicago, with 58 of the festival's 81 vendors flagged for at least one violation, according to a records review. Ten vendors racked up five or more violations apiece, and two vendors were cited nine times each over the five-day run in Grant Park this past July.

Chicago, IL · 3d

Streetsblog Capitol Hill

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Don’t believe the hype: Despite what Inside Publication wrote, Smart Streets “spy cameras” don’t offer 1-minute grace

If you must, you can check out the Inside Publications / News-Star article via one of their distribution locations, a subscription, Bluesky, or Twitter. To borrow the slogan from the old Reader series “Bob Watch,” here at Streetsblog Chicago, we read Inside Publications’ “Not In My Back Yard” newspapers so you don’t have to. Today, I must report another sorry episode in the local chain’s ongoing reign of error.

Chicago, IL · 1d

Forest Park Review

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Prairie path to connect to Forest Park

The long-awaited prairie path extension into Forest Park is on its way to reality. The Illinois Prairie Path hosted its annual members meeting on Nov. 1 in Wheaton — where the middle of the 61 miles of crushed stone path sits. Among other updates, the group revealed plans for extending the prairie path past its eastern trailhead in Maywood to the CTA Blue Line terminal.

Forest Park, IL · 4d

WTTW - Chicago PBS

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Democratic Incumbents Hold Overwhelming Leads in Reelection Bids for MWRD Board

Incumbent Democrats all hold insurmountable leads over a trio of Republican challengers for seats on the board of commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, or MWRD, according to unofficial results. Incumbents Eira Corral Sepúlveda, Precious Brady-Davis and Beth McElroy Kirkwood have large leads over Republican candidates...

Cook County, IL · 3d

The Hill

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Biss wins Illinois election to succeed Schakowsky in House

Evanston, Ill., Mayor Daniel Biss (D) is projected to easily defeat his Republican opponent John Elleson for the House seat left open by retiring Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), according to Decision Desk HQ. Biss — a mathematician and former policy consultant — will serve Illinois’s 9th District, which represents parts of Cook, Lake and McHenry…

Evanston, IL · 3d

Axios Chicago

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Meet the winners of Illinois' 2026 U.S. House elections

For the first time in decades, many Chicagoans and Cook County residents will have new representation in the U.S. House after Tuesday's results. The big picture: Illinois remains a reliably blue state, with all but three of its 17 congressional districts represented by Democrats. State of play: Like Dick Durbin in the Senate, several longtime players in Illinois' delegation are leaving in January, paving the way for younger candidates. Results 1st: Incumbent Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D) will begin his third term representing Chicago's near South Side down to Kankakee. Jackson, the third child of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson and Jacqueline "Jackie" Lavinia Jackson, beat Christian Maxwell (R). 2nd: Cook County Board Commissioner Donna Miller (D) has been elected to serve the district stretching from the south suburbs to Vermillion County after incumbent Robin Kelly gave up the seat to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate. Miller defeated Mike Noack (R) and Ashley Banks (I). 3rd: Rep. Delia Ramirez (D) has been reelected to the district covering Chicago's Northwest Side to suburban Elgin. Ramirez, a vocal critic of President Trump's immigration policy, won over Angel Oakley (R). 4th: Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia abruptly announced he was retiring right before last year's

Illinois · 3d

WGN News

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Newly elected school board could signal major shift for Chicago Public Schools

The Chicago Board of Education is heading in a new direction following Tuesday’s historic election, but the newly elected members will have some major challenges waiting for them.

Chicago, IL · 2d

The Hill

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Miller projected to win Illinois election to replace Kelly in House

Donna Miller (D) will succeed Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) in the race for Illinois’s 2nd Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Miller is a Cook County commissioner and previously served as a board chair for Planned Parenthood of Illinois, as well as the vice president of Illinois Democratic Women. She is making a return…

Illinois · 3d