WTTW News reporters are spread out across Chicago covering the 2024 general election. Check back throughout the day for continuous updates on local, state and national races, and be sure to tune in to “Chicago Tonight” live at 5:30 p.m.
63% of Chicago’s Registered Voters Have Cast a Ballot, With Some Mail-In Ballots Still to Come
10:25 p.m., Chicago
More than 63% of the city’s nearly 1.5 million registered voters cast a ballot in the Nov. 5 election, according to the latest turnout figures from the Chicago Board of Elections. That number includes in-person, early-voting and vote-by-mail ballots.
Vote-by-mail ballots received over the last few days have not yet been counted; ballots will be processed and tallied on a rolling basis through Nov. 19. As such, the number of ballots cast will continue to increase in coming days.
In an update released shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, the Chicago Board of Elections said it had received 948,643 ballots so far. Of those, 382,401 were cast on Election Day.
More than 55% of ballots cast so far were cast by female voters, according to the Board of Elections. This tracks fairly closely with the numbers from 2020. The highest turnout by age group was by voters between 25 and 34. Read More
- Jared Rutecki, WTTW News
Incumbents Winning Big in Illinois Congressional Races: Associated Press
9:40 p.m., Chicago
As votes continue to be tallied across the state, the Associated Press has so far declared the incumbents winners in 14 of Illinois’ 17 congressional districts. Three races have yet to be called.
The 17th District is the only district in Illinois seen as competitive after the most recent redrawing of congressional boundaries; it’s among a handful of races nationwide being closely watched as Republicans try to maintain their slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Illinois Republicans are hopeful they can defeat first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen in his bid for reelection in the 17th District. As of 9:36 p.m., Sorensen was leading by 6 points with 57% of precincts reporting.
For a complete list of winners and the latest tallies, click here.
-Nick Blumberg, WTTW News
O’Neill Burke Will Be Next Cook County State’s Attorney
9 p.m., Chicago
Eileen O’Neill Burke, a Democrat who previously served as prosecutor and judge, will replace Kim Foxx as Cook County’s next state’s attorney, according to the Associated Press.
The AP declared Burke the winner just before 9 p.m. in one of the most closely-watched on Election Day in Chicago.
Burke, a former circuit and appellate level judge who also served as both an assistant state’s attorney and defense attorney, received 65% of votes to defeat Republican former alderperson Bob Fioretti (31%) and Libertarian Andrew Charles Kopinski (4%) with 59% of votes counted, according to unofficial results.
Democrats also lead in all other county-wide offices. Read the full story.
-Matt Masterson, WTTW News
AP Race Call: Kamala Harris Wins Illinois
7:38 p.m., Chicago
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo)
Vice President Kamala Harris won Illinois on Tuesday, claiming the state's 19 electoral votes for Democrats. The reliably blue state, the home of former President Barack Obama, has supported Democratic presidential candidates since 1992. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:38 p.m. EST.
- Associated Press
Chicago, Why Did You Go Out to Vote Today?
7:30 p.m., Chicago
A Final Rush of Voters
7 p.m., Belmont Cragin, Chicago
The last voters of the day enter West Belmont Library to cast their ballots. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)
A line of voters waited outside a polling place at West Belmont Library, 3104 N. Narragansett Ave., in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood in the hour leading up to polls closing at 7 p.m.
Election worker Dennis Glover said the line was longer for early voting on Monday, wrapping around two city blocks.
Shortly before polls officially closed at 7 p.m., Glover assured those outside waiting in line that they would be able to vote and would be allowed to wait inside the library — but to expect to wait at least another hour and a half once inside.
Belmont Cragin resident Aida, who declined to share her last name, was one of the last people waiting in line. Originally from Bosnia, it will be Aida’s first time voting in a presidential election.
Aida, 41, said she wants the U.S. to abolish the two-party system. The issue most important to her is the “genocide going on in Gaza,” she said.
“I think we should exercise his or her right to vote,” she said. “But it’s also disheartening that the two parties that are definitely either going to win are not aligning with my moral values.”
Aida said she will be writing in Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot.
-Eunice Alpasan, WTTW News
Spotlight Politics: Democrats, Republicans Offer Very Different Visions for the Future
The latest pre-election polls still show a deadlocked race for president. In Chicago, we’ve seen long lines as voters look to weigh in on not just the presidential race, but significant races closer to home. Those include the first-ever Chicago Board of Education election and an Illinois congressional race that could tip the balance of power in the U.S. House.
The WTTW News Spotlight Politics team unpacks those stories and more.
- Paul Caine, WTTW News
Chicago Board of Elections Spokesman Max Bever on Election Day Turnout
WTTW News reporter Joanna Hernandez was joined by Max Bever of the Chicago Board of Elections at the Loop Supersite. By 4 p.m. Tuesday, roughly 60% of the city’s nearly 1.5 million registered voters had cast a ballot.
“This is what we like to see,” Bever said. “We like to see a high turnout on Election Day. Out last few Election Days have been pretty sleepy. There’s good news and there’s bad news when it comes to that. The good news is: high turnout. People are fired up. The bad news is that we are seeing some lines. But I do want to remind voters: If you’re in line by 7 p.m., you still will vote.”
Voters in Archer Heights Brave Heavy Rain, Strong Winds
Despite heavy rain and strong winds, a consistent flow of voters arrive and stand in a line that goes out the door of the Archer Heights Library polling place on Nov. 5, 2024. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)
Some voters on the Southwest Side said it took them nearly two hours to vote at the Archer Heights Library on Tuesday. A consistent flow of voters arrived and stood in a line that went out the door.
Azalia Montano, 29, a resident of Archer Heights, said the line and rain encouraged her more to vote.
“This is what it’s about,” Montano said. “You stand out here and you wait for your right to vote. There’s a bunch of people out here, too, it’s not just me. Everyone else is here.”
Montano said she came out to vote for the presidential election and didn’t know too much about the other races on the ballot. Montano said she voted for former President Donald Trump because she is anti-abortion and believes in protecting our borders.
“Some benefits that I was receiving at one point were taken away from me in a time when I really needed it, and realizing that a lot of our money was going to people that weren’t necessarily American, I was really not too happy about that,” Montano said.
- Eunice Alpasan, WTTW News
Nearly 60% of Chicago’s Registered Voters Have Cast a Ballot So Far
The latest turnout figures from the Chicago Board of Elections show almost 60% of the city’s nearly 1.5 million registered voters cast a ballot. That includes day-of, early voting and vote-by-mail ballots.
The board counted 295,403 votes since the polls opened at 6 a.m. The total runs to 4 p.m., and that figure is expected to be updated.
Since 8 a.m., the city has reported around 30,000 ballots cast per hour, adding to Chicago’s overall count of 891,028.
More than 55% of ballots cast so far were cast by female voters, according to the Board of Elections. This tracks fairly closely with the numbers from 2020. The highest turnout by age group was by voters between 25 and 34. Read More
- Jared Rutecki, WTTW News
At Loop Supersite, First-Time Voter Backs Trump
Jose Palomo outside the Loop Supersite on Nov. 5, 2024. (Blair Paddock / WTTW News)
It’s Jose Palomo’s first time voting. The 27-year-old opted out of voting the last two presidential elections because he “just wasn’t informed.”
At the Loop Supersite, he said he cast his ballot for former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate.
“I’m happy I can finally say that I voted,” Palomo said. The economy is a “poignant issue” to him. He’s concerned about the inability of younger generations to buy homes or for single mothers to buy groceries, he added.
“I’m just hoping if he does become president, it’ll be more like his first term,” Palomo said. “The economy, in my opinion, was better.”
- Blair Paddock, WTTW News
More Than 55% of Chicago’s Registered Voters Have Cast a Ballot So Far
The Chicago Board of Elections reported at 3 p.m. that 825,361 ballots have been cast. That is slightly more than 55% of the city’s nearly 1.5 million registered voters, and includes day-of voting, early voting and vote-by-mail ballots.
The latest figures released show the busiest time period so far was between 8 and 9 a.m. The board reported more than 211,000 ballots cast so far on Election Day. Since 8 a.m., the city has averaged 33,000 ballots cast per hour.
More than 55% of ballots cast so far were cast by female voters, according to the Board of Elections. This tracks fairly closely with the numbers from 2020. The highest turnout by age group was by voters between 25 and 34.
Campaigns will be keeping an eye on whether the rain has any impact on voter turnout this afternoon. Read More
- Jared Rutecki, WTTW News
Abortion Motivating Voters Across the Country
Voters in nine states are deciding whether their state constitutions should guarantee a right to abortion, weighing ballot measures that are expected to spur turnout for a range of crucial races.
Passing certain amendments in Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota likely would lead to undoing bans or restrictions that currently block varying levels of abortion access to more than 7 million women of childbearing age who live in those states.
The future legality and availability of abortion hinges not only on ballot measures, as policies could shift depending on who controls Congress and the presidency. Same with state governments — including legislatures that pursue new laws, state supreme courts that determine the laws' constitutionality, attorneys general who decide whether to defend them and district attorneys who enforce them.
Abortion rights advocates have prevailed on all seven measures that have appeared since 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the nationwide right to abortion. That decision opened the door to bans or restrictions in most GOP-controlled states — and protections of access in most of those controlled by Democrats. Read the full story.
-Associated Press
In Pilsen, Campaigning for Chicago’s Elected School Board
3:30 p.m., Pilsen, Chicago
Esmeralda Hernandez (left) and Alejandra Brigham (right) volunteer for Yesenia Lopez on Nov. 5, 2024. (Blair Paddock / WTTW News)
Outside of Pilsen’s Lozano Chicago Public Library branch, Esmeralda Hernandez and Alejandra Brigham volunteered for Yesenia Lopez, candidate for the Chicago Board of Education’s 7th District.
As Brigham handed out flyers, she yelled to a nearby garbage truck driver making sure he was voting after he got off the job.
“Please do it, please, we need your vote,” Brigham said.
Both Brigham and Hernandez said more robust funding for schools in Black and Brown communities is a top issue.
“When schools are being under attack by shutting down, it breaks down the child because they feel they’re not worthy… . They might feel dumb because their school is not doing as well,” Hernandez said. “It’s not because they’re dumb, they’re just not being funded.”
- Blair Paddock, WTTW News
Donald Trump Campaign Denies and Revokes Journalists’ Election Night Credentials After Critical Coverage
3:15 p.m., New York
Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald Trump’s election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida, in retaliation for their coverage of Trump’s campaign.
Reporters at Politico, Axios, Puck, Voice of America and Mother Jones were among those denied credentials. Some, like Politico, had been previously granted access to the Tuesday night event only to have the decision reversed.
Politico’s team of reporters and a photographer were initially approved to attend the event, but on Tuesday morning were surprised to find they had been denied credentials, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. The person suggested the decision was made in response to an article in Politico magazine, which reported that a Trump campaign field director was fired for being a White nationalist. A Politico spokesperson declined to comment.
Puck’s political correspondent Tara Palmeri was also set to broadcast from the event as part of Amazon’s election night special hosted by Brian Williams. But around the time Palmeri published a piece about “anxiety” within the Trump campaign, her credential was denied. Read More
- CNN
Voting in Bronzeville: ‘I’ll Choose the Lesser of Two Evils’
3 p.m., Bronzeville, Chicago
Bronzeville resident Cinthia Sullivan, 25, outside the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center polling place in Chicago on Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)
Outside the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center polling place, Bronzeville resident Cinthia Sullivan, 25, said she will be voting for former President Donald Trump.
“I would love for a woman to be president, but for the right reasons,” Sullivan said, in reference to Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. “She’s pandering to the Black community.”
Sullivan said the main issues that draw her to Trump include his immigration and tax policies, in addition to revamping the FBI.
Bronzeville resident Devonta Anderson, 26, outside the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center polling place in Chicago on Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)
Bronzeville resident Devonta Anderson, 26, describes himself as “not that political,” but felt this election year in particular was crucial and didn’t want to sit on the sidelines.
“I just hope they don’t let Trump in the office, honestly,” Anderson said. “I’ll choose the lesser of two evils, but I’d rather not choose him, just not him at all.”
Even though the line to vote was short, Anderson said it felt long; he likened the process to going to church and doing confession.
“I think it was the ambience,” Anderson said, grinning. “I took a long pause with each question. I’m like, ‘OK, this is serious.’”
- Eunice Alpasan, WTTW News
More Than 2,000 Chicago High School Students Serving as Poll Workers on Election Day
2 p.m., Chicago
If you voted in person, you have an election judge to thank for helping make it happen. They’re responsible for setting up and running the voting equipment, signing in and verifying voters’ information and certifying vote totals.
The Chicago Board of Elections has hired 8,100 election judges to help things go smoothly, spokesman Max Bever said. Many of those judges are students.
Like many of his peers, Prosser Career Academy senior Tykwon Billups, who lives in Austin, is too young cast a ballot this year. Even so, he’s very involved in the voting process this election cycle. During the primary, he served as an election judge — a job he plans to perform again Tuesday.
“I’ll be 18 next March 11 of next year, I do plan to vote,” Billups said. “I believe voting is something we should all do, it’s a very vital thing for our country.”
“We have over 2,000 high school students that will be serving as election judges in this upcoming election and over 300 college students serving,” Bever said. “Together, this is almost one fourth of our total poll worker force.” Read More
- Amanda Vinicky, WTTW News
Nearly Half of Chicago’s Registered Voters Have Cast a Ballot So Far; Voters Should Expect Lines
1:30 p.m., Chicago
Initial turnout figures from the Chicago Board of Elections show that as of noon Tuesday, 48.64% of the city’s nearly 1.5 million registered voters cast a ballot. That includes day-of voting, early voting and vote-by-mail ballots. Max Bever, spokesman for the board of elections, called it a “pretty healthy turnout.”
Chicago has recorded 729,075 total ballots cast, including 155,200 votes cast so far on Election Day.
The busiest hour so far was between 8 and 9 a.m. with 35,960, according to figures released by the board of elections. The totals for the next two hours were similar.
Bever said voters should expect a line at their polling location. Read More
- Jared Rutecki, WTTW News
The Manny’s Tradition
1:30 p.m., Manny’s Deli, Chicago
The best Chicago Election Day tradition? Lunch at @mannysdeli pic.twitter.com/QWYBc3nylR
— Anne Caprara (@anacaprana) November 5, 2024
Voting in Woodlawn: ‘I’m Very Anxious to See What the Future Will Hold’
1:10 p.m., Woodlawn, Chicago
Voters Jasmin Clark (left) and Ashantie Tyler (right) pose outside the Bessie Coleman Library after voting on Nov. 5, 2024. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)
It took Jasmin Clark, 35, a real estate investor and mother from Woodlawn, about 45 minutes to vote at Bessie Coleman Library, 731 E. 63rd St, on Tuesday. It was much shorter than the two hours her parents had to wait in line to vote early on Monday, she said.
“I have three small children, and their futures and what that looks like is very important for me,” Clark said. She noted the top issues for her are health care, education and women’s health.
“I’m very anxious to see what the future will hold,” Clark said.
For first-time voter Ashantie Tyler, 18, it ended up taking her two hours to vote despite shorter wait times because she had to go back home to get her school ID.
“Found out I needed an ID because I wasn’t registered yet, so I had to run back, get my school ID,” Tyler said. “They let me keep my spot. Then I had to call my grandma for the last four digits of my social, which I didn’t know, which took an hour long.”
Nonetheless, Tyler left the polls with a huge smile. Tyler said she was excited to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and possibly help make history. Issues most important to Tyler include women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights. However, Tyler said she had to skip many parts of the ballot due to the number of candidates, especially when it came to the judicial races and judge retention section.
“It gave me a migraine,” Tyler said. “I had to skip four pages before I could print out my ballot — a whole four pages full of people I didn’t even know existed.”
- Eunice Alpasan, WTTW News
Voting in Austin: ‘It’s My Duty’
1 p.m., Austin, Chicago
Austin resident Patty Ringo voted this morning at the West Chicago Avenue Chicago Public Library. She wore a “Kamala Harris ‘24 for the people” shirt.
“An African-American woman, a woman. Wow, that’s all I can say,” Ringo said.
The top issue bringing her to the polls was gun violence. A year and a half ago, she said she lost her granddaughter to guns.
“She was 17, a flower in bloom, a beautiful spirit, sadly taken away due to ignorance and the lack of gun control among our youth,” Ringo said.
She said Democrats can provide substantive change on this issue, specifically on assault weapons — “stuff that’s military should be just in the military, not on our streets.”
Ottis Dugar, 90, said the first president he cast a ballot for was for John F. Kennedy.
Today, he said he voted for Harris.
“It’s my duty … we need someone that leads the country,” Dugar said.
For Joy Young, 26, foreign policy was at top of mind in the voting booth, specifically the crisis in Gaza.
“I have an acute history of the way that people in Palestine have acted in solidarity with African American people in this country,” Young said. “Historically, people who fight for freedom fight for freedom for people everywhere. So that was the legacy that I wanted to take in the voting booth with me today.”
-Blair Paddock, WTTW News
Map: Chicago Precincts With Language Assistance, Bilingual Poll Workers on Election Day
12:15 p.m., Chicago
The Chicago Board of Elections released a list of wards and precincts that will receive Limited English Proficiency (LEP) assistance for Election Day.
Click here to see the interactive map.
These precinct polling locations will have assigned bilingual poll workers and paper ballots in Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Korean and Tagalog. Signage will be placed at each location with bilingual poll worker support.
Additionally, every precinct polling place in Chicago will have a touchscreen voting machine and audio ballot in 12 languages: English, Spanish, Chinese (audio in Mandarin dialect), Hindi, Korean, Tagalog, Polish, Gujarati, Urdu, Ukrainian, Arabic and Russian.
Voters with limited English proficiency also have the right to bring an interpreter to help them understand and cast a ballot. LEP voters can choose who they want to help them, except the person cannot be the voter’s employer or labor union representative. Read More
- Jared Rutecki, WTTW News
Americans Report Significant Stress Around Future of the Nation
noon, Chicago
If you’re feeling a bit anxious about the election, you’re certainly not alone.
A study by the American Psychology Association reports that 77% of U.S. adults say the nation’s future is a significant source of stress in their lives. And with polls showing a tight presidential race, it appears Americans are struggling with the unpredictable outcome.
This category of mental health is known as socio-political stress, and it seems more prevalent to people who are politically active compared to those not engaged in politics.
That same study also found that 56% of Americans believe this presidential election could be the end of democracy. Read More
- Abena Bediako, WTTW News
Election Day Sirens
11 a.m., Chicago
Chicago testing tornado alarms on Election Day is haunting but a good tactic lol
— mads (@lateentries) November 5, 2024
For those who heard the city’s tornado sirens blare Tuesday morning, it was just a drill. Literally.
Chicago tests its warning sirens at 10 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month, and Election Day was no exception. Given the heightened stress of the day, the timing struck some as, well, ill-timed.
“Chicago testing out its tornado sirens on election day just about gave me a HEART ATTACK,” one person wrote on Twitter.
-Patty Wetli, WTTW News
When Do Polls Close in Battleground States?
10:30 a.m., Washington, D.C.
The results on Election Day will come down to seven states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have visited them the most. Together, these states are likely to deliver the Electoral College votes needed for the winning candidate to get a majority of 270.
It will be a game of hopscotch to keep up with key times in each of the states, which stretch across four different time zones.
Here’s a look at the Election Day timeline. Read the full story.
-Associated Press
What Happens to Your Ballot After You Vote?
10 a.m., Chicago
You’ve done your research. Made your choices. Cast your ballot.
What happens next? WTTW News Explains walks you through the process of how votes are counted in Chicago.
-Amanda Vinicky, WTTW News
Educating on the Elected School Board
9:45 a.m., Lincoln Square, Chicago
Dana Dougherty campaigns for a Chicago Board of Education candidate. (Blair Paddock / WTTW News)
Dana Dougherty, a volunteer with Kate Doyle, a candidate for the Chicago School Board’s 2nd District, stood outside of the Dank Haus German American Cultural Center polling place in Lincoln Square, handing out flyers about the candidate.
It’s been “really hard” to engage with voters about the school board race, Dougherty said. It’s not only explaining the candidate’s platform, it’s explaining the position and breakdown of districts to voters and that it’s not fully elected until 2026. In the meantime, voters are deciding on 10 candidates and Mayor Brandon Johnson appoints 11.
“Getting the word out about Kate was really getting the word out about the elected school board,” Dougherty said. “You couldn’t do one without the other.”
-Blair Paddock, WTTW News
More Than 83 Million Americans Voted Before Election Day
9:15 a.m., Chicago
Strong early voting numbers both locally and nationally can be seen as a sign of enthusiasm for the candidates in this year’s contentious election.
Campaigns are focused on every state, county, township and precinct, hoping the numbers give them an early insight into the final results.
As of 9 a.m., records show more than 83 million U.S. voters cast their ballots by mail or early in person as of Election Day, including 2,384,887 in Illinois. Data from the University of Florida Election Lab’s early voter tracker show the state of Illinois with the country’s 10th highest early-vote total.
The 2024 total represents about 40% of the total votes cast in the 2020 election.
The early vote totals in Illinois and across many other states lag considerably behind the figures from 2020, which were boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Early vote totals as of Election Day appear slightly higher in battleground states including Michigan, North Carolina and Georgia than Illinois.
Recent early voting figures from the Chicago Board of Elections show 611,762 ballots cast this year. Totals Monday were down 38.65% from the same time period in 2020 and up 25% from the 2016 total. Slightly less than two-thirds of early votes this year were in-person with the rest coming by mail.
The early vote returns represent 40.81% of Chicago’s registered voters.
All mail ballots will be counted as long as they are postmarked no later than Election Day or dropped off at a drop box location. The polls will remain open until 7 p.m.
Reading the tea leaves on early turnout could be tough this election. While early voting has tended historically to favor Democrats over Republicans, the effort to increase GOP participation in the early vote has changed the typical distribution.
Illinois early votes are not connected to party or demographic data, but early figures from six states show a 10% larger turnout for female voters than male, generating optimism for those who believe abortion could be a driving factor for this election.
-Jared Rutecki, WTTW News
Voter in Search of Shorter Lines
8:40 a.m., West Ridge, Chicago
Campaign signs outside the polling place at the Northtown Branch Chicago Public Library on Nov. 5, 2024. (Blair Paddock / WTTW News)
Despite the threat of rain, there was a steady stream of voters at the Northtown Chicago Public Library branch in West Ridge.
Third time’s the charm for Caridad Blackwell, 51, who commuted to the North Side neighborhood from her South Shore home to cast her ballot. The other polling places she previously tried to vote at had too long of lines, she said.
She’s a CPS employee working in special education. Despite education funding being a top issue for her, she thought there wasn’t sufficient information on the newly added position on her ballot: the elected school board.
“I don’t even know who half of them are,” Blackwell said.
She said she made her decision based off of what information her union provided.
-Blair Paddock, WTTW News
What You Need to Know Ahead of Chicago’s First Board of Education Elections
6 a.m., Chicago
(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)
After decades under full mayoral control, Chicago residents will get their first crack at picking members of the city’s Board of Education. Voters will choose a member to represent each of 10 new districts as the board triples in size from its current size of seven up to 21 members beginning in January 2025.
To empower you ahead of the election, we broke down the work the board does, the new city districts and how the full board will be picked. Read More
- Matt Masterson, WTTW News
Polls Open Across Illinois
6 a.m., Chicago
Polls opened across Illinois at 6 a.m. Tuesday and will remain open until 7 p.m. Any voters who are in line by 7 p.m. are able to vote after 7 p.m.
Races on the ballot include U.S. president, U.S. representatives, state legislators, Cook County state’s attorney, Illinois Supreme Court judges and Chicago Board of Education members. Voters will also see three statewide ballot measures.
In the 47th Ward, some voters will be asked a binding ballot question about whether the “dry” area between Montrose, Damen, Lincoln and Sunnyside avenues should be allowed to sell alcohol.
For all of the information you need to vote — including finding your polling place or registering to vote on Election Day — check out the WTTW News Voter Toolbox.
WTTW News 2024 General Election Voter Guide
5 a.m., Chicago
WTTW News’ Voter Guide is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know before voting in the 2024 general election. You’ll find candidate profiles that include detailed, issue-based questionnaires; video interviews that allow you to hear directly from candidates about where they stand on the big topics; and an easy-to-navigate compilation of legal bar association ratings for the sometimes difficult-to-navigate judicial races.
Our Voter Toolbox is the place to go for information on where to vote and all the things you need to know about Election Day. We also pulled together the latest election and political coverage from our WTTW News team.
Click here to check out the 2024 General Election Voter Guide.
