The @ChicagoElection board says to expect updated vote counts, with mail-in ballots from yesterday, tomorrow.
"The vast majority of outstanding VBM ballots come back on Election Day, today, and tomorrow," a board spox says, so results "will be much clearer by this weekend."
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's so-called 'mansion tax' failed mostly due to voters on the Near North Side lakefront and far NW and SW Sides.
Good map and precinct-by-precinct breakdown here from the @Suntimes/@WBEZ data visualization aces https://t.co/a5IL19EtGg
The IL attorney oversight agency says Ed Burke's law license should be suspended. Burke's atty says he's ready to retire.
But when it came time to act, at least 4 of Illinois' 7 supreme court justices recused.
@Suntimes/@WBEZ report with @davemckinney: https://t.co/o9karxnShn
Ominous email sent to WAMU staff this afternoon about a “new strategic framework” to be announced Friday morning. Their offices will be closed to have the "time and space" to have these convos-- WAMU won't publish anything online, and they're automating starting 8pm.
“TV is too woke now!” Sir, we grew up with a television show where a racially diverse group of kids summon a man with green hair to fight climate change
Midwest tribal leaders are challenging a pipeline that pumps a million gallons of oil daily beneath a gap between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. by @__juanpab https://t.co/HfrEHMpHWC
Stock price for SoundThinking (the rebranded company name for ShotSpotter) dropped after news broke that Johnson would only extend Chicago’s contract until September. ShotSpotter’s stock also dropped after Johnson was elected last spring
“The governor will be much more prominent in this convention than we've seen in Democratic conventions in recent history in Chicago,” said @davidaxelrod
My latest for @CrainsChicago on the stakes for JB at Chicago’s DNC
HostCon has an upcoming virtual session on March 1 with David Greene. We're focused on the upcoming election. Find all the details here: https://t.co/K6nUhdIEGi
Without work permits, migrants earn money in the underground economy by cooking lunches, washing windows and selling candy on the street. by @AdrianaCardMag https://t.co/P3dE9FdpCI
‘The Bear’ is a restaurant show set in Chicago. When Ayo Edebiri won a Golden Globe this week for her role as a chef, she said Oooh Wee It Is has some of the best food of her life. by @CiciGreaves https://t.co/cP2zWDxp2w