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.
Candidates with questions about the Voter Guide can email [email protected].
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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
Vallas Faces Questions About Whether He Lives in Chicago as Officials Launch Probe of Tax Breaks
Vallas, who has been registered to vote in Chicago at an apartment in Bridgeport for less than a year, declined to answer questions about his residency directly from WTTW News.
Sluggish Pace of Chicago Police Reform Effort Complicates Public Safety Debate in Mayor’s Race
As the consent decree prepares to enter its fourth year, progress has been anything but rapid, with the city in full compliance with 3% of its requirements, according to data released by the Chicago Police Department. Meanwhile, the future of Chicago policing has taken center stage in the mayoral race.
Spotlight Politics: Reflecting on the WTTW Mayoral Forum, Where Candidates Stand Now
Things got heated between the candidates at the WTTW News mayoral forum this week. Our politics team weighs in on that story.
The WTTW News 2023 Chicago Mayoral Forum in Photos
A visual look at the WTTW News Mayoral Forum. On topics ranging from police reform and crime to Chicago Public Schools and affordable housing, candidates shared their views on the biggest issues facing the city.
Mayoral Forum Reaction: Bridgeport Residents Seek Answers on Environmental Justice, Plans for High School
Bridgeport residents watched the WTTW News mayoral forum live Tuesday. Some expressed concern over environmental justice issues, while others looked to business issues and the ongoing fight to establish a community high school with an ESL program.
Police Reform Seizes Spotlight at WTTW Forum as Lightfoot Once Again Clashes with Challengers
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defended her record on police reform at the WTTW News mayoral forum and accused her challengers of throwing “bombs from the cheap seats.”
Mayoral Forum Reaction: Austin Residents Want Investment in West Side Communities
Austin residents watched the WTTW News mayoral forum live Tuesday. Among their top priorities was a commitment to working with West Side communities that have experienced disinvestment.
Mayoral Forum Reaction: Some Logan Square Residents Feel A Disconnect with Candidates
Logan Square residents watched the WTTW News mayoral forum live Tuesday. Some in the audience said they felt a disconnect from candidates, while others said candidates were giving talking points — not real answers.
Negative Ads Fly in Chicago Mayoral Race as Candidates Seek to Define Opponents
The race for mayor is heating up and the attack ads are beginning to fly but in a nine-candidate field, how do you stand out from the crowd? Political analyst Jason DeSanto says math, message and money should be the focus.
Facing Tough Reelection Battle, Lightfoot Finds Herself Losing City Council Allies
It is nearly unprecedented for City Council committee chairs to urge the defeat of the mayor that hand-picked them for their high-profile positions, which comes with power at City Hall and an annual budget of nearly $200,000.