Humboldt Park Voters Cast Their Ballots
Curlie Mae Johnson, 63 has witnessed a lot of changes in her polling place at Brian Piccolo Specialty School in Humboldt Park since she started as a poll worker in 1990. “This area used to be...
View ArticleBusy Day at the Polls in Highland Park
It’s not even 10 a.m. and election site manager Jeff Cohen, 44, has barely had a second to take a break from his poll watching duties at Highland Park High School since the doors opened at 6 a.m. He...
View ArticleRomney and Obama Voters Both Turn Out in Tinley Park
Helen B. Sandidge School, at 16600 66th Avenue in Tinley Park, not far from the southern precipice of Cook County, has technically been defunct since the end of the 2008-2009 school year, This morning,...
View ArticleSouth Lawndale Residents Exercise Their Right to Vote
Darlene Matthews, an election judge in her mid-40s, said she has worked elections since former president Bill Clinton was running for office. And these days, the process is a lot more modern. “I was a...
View ArticleSchaumburg Residents Get Out the Vote
A record number of registered voters turned out at Cook County’s 39th Precinct in Schaumburg, Illinois, with over 400 votes already processed by 1 p.m. Judith Trent, 61, a resident of Schaumburg and...
View ArticleLakeview Voters Hit the Polls Despite Redistricting, Bad Weather
According to 44th Ward Election Judge and former Chicago Police Officer, Jim Himel, 66, of Lakeview said many people are confused about where to vote ever since the district boundary lines have...
View ArticleElection Day at Loyola University Chicago
What were voters at Loyola University thinking on Election Day 2012?
View ArticleSouth Asian Voters Bridge Civic Barriers
South Asian Americans gathered all over Chicago on Nov. 3 for early presidential voting, many of them voting for their first time. The South Asian-American voter block is part of the most rapidly...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes in McCormick Place on Election Night
It was an exciting time on Election Night 2012, inside McCormick Place. Here is one view of the politicians, voters, photographers and reporters who were there as President Obama prepared to address...
View ArticleAfrican Americans Voting For Obama: Skin Color or Credentials?
On election night, five African Americans shared their views on whether it is fair to vote for President Barack Obama because of his race. “[African Americans] feel that it’s about time for a black...
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