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With more than 100,000 mail-in ballots outstanding, the fate of Bring Chicago Home is not yet known. See a breakdown of the votes that have been counted.
More mail-in ballots were counted Sunday, leaving 2,015 votes separating Harris and Burke. The two were separated by 4,771 votes after Saturday’s count. Burke is leading Harris 50.19% to 49.81% overall.
She’s easily ahead in the suburbs, while Harris has a narrow edge in Chicago. On Friday, thanks to the counting of mail ballots from Chicago voters, Harris had a net gain of 1,366 votes.
Now that spring has officially sprung, come concerns the dreaded spotted lanternfly, a colorful leafhopper from China, is expected to add to our troubles. The invasive pests damage fruit, ornamental and woody trees by draining them of their health, causing stress and depriving them of their vitality.
The Cook County State’s Attorney said Tuesday’s historically low turnout was “deeply concerning,” saying that it “tells me that we have an electorate that has not been engaged and that’s very troubling, not just for the state’s attorney’s race, but for our democracy as a whole.”
Some 100,000 votes or more are still to be counted in the close race, including votes cast in 11 Chicago precincts and mail-in ballots.
But under repeated questioning after Wednesday’s City Council meeting, the mayor refused to say exactly what he would do to continue that fight. Nor would he say whether he would try to search elsewhere for more revenue.
While candidates backed by the Chicago Teachers Union won many of their primary races Tuesday, the city’s left-leaning political movement hit a major bump with the apparent loss on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s key ballot initiative, while the Cook County state’s attorney race hangs in the balance.
Whether the city’s low voter turnout on Tuesday is a sign of apathy or dissatisfaction, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and key Democrats are downplaying the significance for President Joe Biden. But one leading pollster calls it a warning bell for other key Democratic cities: ‘These cities need to be engines of turnout.’
Jesús “Chuy” García es una figura establecida en la política de Chicago, con cuatro décadas como concejal, comisionado del Condado de Cook, senador estatal y dos veces candidato a la alcaldía.
Guzmán ganó a pesar de recaudar menos de $658,000, una cuarta parte de la cantidad de su oponente.
Fewer folks are voting and, in no small part, it’s due to the disincentives elected officials have put in place.
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost declared victory at about 9:41 p.m., and Bailey conceded 15 minutes later. Democratic U.S. Reps. Sean Casten and Bill Foster held on to their suburban congressional seats.
Eileen O’Neill Burke, who stepped down from a seat on the appellate court to run for state’s attorney, took an early lead against her opponent Clayton Harris III.
With almost 90% of the vote counted, Guzmán was declared the winner over Toro, defeating her with almost 50% of the vote to Toro’s 30%. Guzmán won despite raising less than $658,000, or about a quarter of the amount of money raised for Toro.
Spyropoulos, a commissioner on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District board, had far more campaign contributions than Iris Martinez and the backing of the county Democratic Party.
“This is not the result we wanted. We’re gonna have to take a real hard look at what happened and figure out how to move forward from here,” said Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, who was instrumental in getting the binding referendum on the ballot.
Chicago voter turnout was at or near historic lows, likely a signal of either displeasure with the candidates or recognition the party nominees were predetermined.
Larry Rogers Jr. faced heavy spending from Assessor Fritz Kaegi, who backed newcomer Larecia Tucker. “He should have kept his money,” Rogers said Tuesday.
Jesús “Chuy” García is a fixture in Chicago politics, with four decades as an alderperson, Cook County commissioner, state senator and two-time mayoral candidate.
Crawford had the backing of Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch. However, Guzmán beats Senate incumbent Toro in another test of Democratic establishment muscle.