Note: For candidates interested in participating in the WTTW News Voter Guide for the 2024 primary election, WTTW News is including the following races: president of the United States, all 17 Congressional districts in Illinois, Cook County state’s attorney, Cook County clerk of the circuit court, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner and Illinois Supreme Court. Please contact us if you are a candidate for one of those races. The deadline to submit your candidate questionnaire is Jan. 10, 2024, at 5 p.m.
WTTW’s 2023 Voter Guide is your comprehensive library of resources for the Chicago runoff municipal election on April 4. You will find candidate profiles, searchable by race or candidate; responses to localized candidate questionnaires; a map of Chicago searchable by wards; and links to ongoing political coverage from WTTW News. Find your polling location for voting on election day.
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WTTW News Explains: Why Are Chicago Elections Nonpartisan?
When Chicagoans go to the polls to vote for mayor, there’s a crucial piece of information missing from their ballots: the candidates’ political parties.
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WTTW News Explains: What Happens to Your Ballot After You Vote?
After you cast your ballot on Election Day, the paper record of your vote is just beginning a months-long journey. We explain how ballots are counted, checked and stored in Chicago.
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WTTW News Election Coverage
Chicago City Council Runoff Results Determine Balance of Power
Nearly a quarter of the city will get new political leadership in 2023, a result of an unprecedented exodus of veteran alderpeople that will herald — along with the election of a new mayor — the start of a new era at City Hall.
‘Slow and Sleepy’ Chicago Voting Totals on Par With February Election Turnout
Voter turnout sat at 33.2% when polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with 530,382 ballots cast, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. That's compared to 32.1% turnout for the Feb. 28 election.
Johnson v. Vallas: Polls Set to Close in Closest Contest for Chicago Mayor in 40 Years
Chicago will elect a new mayor and voters in 14 wards will also elect a new alderperson to the Chicago City Council.
Latino Voters Overlooked by Campaigns Could Swing Mayoral Election
Latino voters could be the crucial swing vote that decides who will be Chicago’s next mayor, but according to a recent poll, many Latinos said they haven’t heard from either of the candidates ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election.
Engaging Chicago’s Young Voters Ahead of Election Day
According to the Chicago Board of Elections, only 3% of voters ages 18 to 24 voted in the Feb. 28 Chicago municipal election.
Race Between Vallas and Johnson Comes Down to the Wire, as Trump Seizes Spotlight
Both Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas will spend the final days of what is expected to be the closest election in Chicago history scrambling for any possible advantage – and trying to make sure their supporters cast a ballot.
CTU Members Take Legal Action Against Union for Political Spending
A group of teachers has filed legal action against the CTU, alleging union leaders are wrongly spending dues money on political organizations supporting Brandon Johnson for mayor. They said it’s not about politics, but about their contention that their own union has deceived them.
Chicago City Council Declares Its Independence — For Now — After Raucous Debate
Led by former allies of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the successful push to rewrite the rules for the City Council — which served as a rubber stamp for decades under Mayors Richard J. Daley, Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel — is the result of years of effort to transform it into a legislative body determined to set policy for the entire city.
Vallas, Johnson Begin Closing Arguments in Race for Chicago Mayor as Focus Turns to Mail Voting
Polls show Brandon Johnson, a Cook County commissioner, and Paul Vallas, the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, running neck and neck with a large portion of voters undecided.
Chicago’s Next Mayor Faces Pressing Public Education Issues
The next mayor will face a number of education hurdles, including the transition to an elected school board, a new teachers union contract, securing school funding and the end of a moratorium on school closures.