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
Advocates Hopes Chicago’s Next Mayor Puts Focus on Environmental Justice Issues
Crime has dominated much of the local and national media coverage around Chicago’s mayoral election. But environmental justice activists contend that environmental issues also have a significant impact on quality of life for residents.
Vallas Loans $100,100 to His Bid for Mayor, Lifting State Limits on Campaign Contributions
Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson can now raise nearly unlimited amounts of cash for their mayoral campaigns, after Vallas loaned his own campaign $100,100 two days after advancing to the April 4 runoff.
City Council Poised for Big Change with Runoffs on the Horizon
Four newly elected alderpeople joined “Chicago Tonight” to discuss public safety, community investment and planned first steps in City Council.
Spotlight Politics: Vallas, Johnson Headed to April Runoff
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for reelection Tuesday. Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas are now headed to an April 4 runoff election. Our politics team weighs in on that story and more.
Brandon Johnson on Addressing Crime, Finding a New Police Superintendent
Chicago mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson are off to the races with little more than a month before the April 4 runoff election. Johnson joined “Chicago Tonight” Wednesday for a one-on-one conversation.
Incumbent Chicago City Council Members Hang On, as 14 Races Likely Headed to Runoffs
None of the City Council members appointed by Lightfoot, who lost her bid for a second term as mayor on Tuesday, won their seats outright.
Indicted Ald. Carrie Austin Resigns from City Council After 29 Years in Office
Ald. Carrie Austin, 73, who did not seek a seventh term on the Chicago City Council, stepped down the day after Chicago voters went to the polls to pick a new mayor and City Council.
Control of Chicago City Council Up for Grabs as Aldermanic Runoffs Loom
Twelve members of the Chicago City Council are not seeking reelection, which will mean nearly a quarter of the city will get new local political leadership in 2023.
Vallas and Johnson Headed to Chicago Mayoral Runoff, Lightfoot Denied Second Term
Lori Lightfoot’s bid for a second term as Chicago mayor has come to an end, as former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson lead in the race for Chicago mayor, according to early returns.
Early Voting Was Up, But Chicago’s Election Day Turnout Was Sluggish. Find the Latest Numbers
There were 507,852 total ballots cast by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and the total citywide turnout for voters stood at 32.1%, according to the Chicago Board of Elections.