Long lines in DuPage County on last day of early voting
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Voters are showing up early to the polls, and long lines could be seen Monday afternoon at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.

Early voting coming to a close in Chicago ahead of Election Day

Chicago Board of Election officials expect a push on this last day of early voting with Election Day looming on Tuesday.

Elon Musk: 'I recommend voting for a Republican Congress'

Billionaire Twitter CEO Elon Musk endorsed Republicans for the midterm election cycle on Monday, telling voters to cast ballots for a Republican Congress.

In final push, Kamala Harris frames election as fight for democracy and Republicans vow to 'restore' Illinois

Rallying with Illinois Democrats on Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris framed the midterm elections as a referendum on abortion rights and the fight for democracy — as the state’s top Republican ticket vowed to oust Democrats and “restore” Illinois.

Chicago says 237,219 have voted in person and by mail as of Sunday night

The last general election was November 6, 2018. The Chicago Board of Elections said in 2018 at this same time – with just one day to go before election day – the 2018 vote total stood at 274,756 ballots cast.

Chicago officials lay out Election Day security plans

With tensions high across the country ahead of the hotly contested midterms, Chicago officials gathered at the Board of Elections supersite in the Loop Friday and pledged to protect voters and poll workers while insisting there are no looming threats ahead of Election Day.

Illinois SAFE-T Act: Cook County Chief Judge says 'cash bail doesn't work'

A top Cook County Republican and several Democrats in the Chicago City Council are urging voters to vote "no" on Chief Judge Tim Evans.

Chicago woman to cast her first ballot after becoming U.S. citizen on Tuesday
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Tuesday's midterm election will be extra special for on Chicago woman. Karen Villagomez will cast her ballot for the first time ever, right after she becomes a U.S. citizen on the same day.

Biden, Harris, McCarthy coming to Illinois to campaign ahead of midterms

"I was not the one who invited them, but I'm glad to have them coming," Governor JB Pritzker said of Biden and Harris' expected visit on Sunday to boost Democratic turnout.

Top lawmakers coming to Illinois to campaign ahead of midterms
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Illinois is among several states taking center stage with just days to go before the midterm elections, with local appearances by President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy expected in the coming days.

Early voting up in Illinois; Chicago slightly lagging behind
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In-person early voting and mail-in balloting has been going on for weeks, and data shows the number of ballots cast before Election Day is running slightly ahead of the last midterm election in 2018 statewide.