Early voting in Chicago begins on Friday
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Early voting in the city of Chicago begins on Friday. Suburban Cook County residents can vote early in-person starting Oct. 12.

Facing ‘potential crisis,’ Cook County recruits veterans to serve as election judges: ‘We need you’

Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough on Tuesday issued a clarion call for military veterans to step back into service as poll workers this election year, as the region faces a “critical shortage” of the election judges they need to make the ballot-casting process run efficiently.

Republican Darren Bailey condemns 'out of control' crime in Chicago
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The southern Illinois Republican pinned the crime on Gov. J.B. Pritzker "and his cohorts," including Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State?s Attorney Kim Foxx.

Biden warns 'equality and democracy are under assault,' urges people to vote

Holding little back, President Joe Biden is sounding an alarm about what he views as extremist threats to the nation’s democracy from what he views as the evil force of Trumpism.

Illinois voters may opt to vote-by-mail in all elections

Elections officials are sending applications for permanent permission to vote by mail to each of the state's 8 million registered voters.

Liz Cheney weighing presidential bid after primary loss

“I have said since Jan. 6 that I will do whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office — and I mean it," Liz Cheney said in her concession speech.

NBA schedule won’t have games on Election Day 2022

The NBA is hoping teams use that night as an opportunity to encourage fans to get out and vote, plus amplify the need for civic engagement.

Wisconsin's Republican primary testing Trump's influence in state

At a rally last weekend in Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump continued to claim he won the state in the 2020 election. President Joe Biden, in fact, won Wisconsin.

Wisconsin's Republican primary testing Trump's influence in state
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At a rally last weekend in Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump continued to claim he won the state in the 2020 election. President Joe Biden, in fact, won Wisconsin.

GOP in Chicago chooses Milwaukee as site for 2024 presidential nominating convention

"Choosing Milwaukee, you have given, you have given – sorry, Chicago – the greatest Midwestern city," said Republican Reince Priebus, former White House chief of staff.