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Home » voting

Tag: voting

Posted inNews

Primary primer

by Kelly Garcia May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

The 2022 Illinois primary elections will soon be underway. Here’s everything you need to know.

Posted inNews & Politics

Here’s what Black voters should pay attention to in the midterms

by Tonia Hill and The TRiiBE April 28, 2022May 24, 2022

In the past, politicians have co-opted progressive language from organizers in the Black liberation movement for their campaigns, hoping to win the Black vote.

Posted inCity Life

Pop out for some pop-ups

by Salem Collo-Julin October 16, 2020August 18, 2021

Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator

Posted inNews & Politics

A Chicagoan’s guide to the voting process

by Louisa Richardson-Deppe and Ellie Mejía March 12, 2020August 18, 2021

What to expect when you’re expecting to vote

Posted inFilm

Astra Taylor talks about wealth, power, and her new documentary What is Democracy?

by Sujay Kumar February 14, 2019August 18, 2021

“The solution can’t be the sort of platonic idea that the masses are so moronic that we have to disempower them.”

Posted inNews & Politics

Early voting is open across Chicago

by Karen Hawkins February 13, 2019August 18, 2021

Cast your ballot for mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, and alderman now through February 25 at more than 50 sites across the city.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘Don’t push us out’

by Kathleen Hinkel February 4, 2019August 18, 2021

The First and 26th Wards will vote on a nonbinding referendum that asks whether Illinois should lift the ban on rent control—prohibited in the state since 1997.

Posted inNews & Politics

A Visual Voter’s Guide

by Sarah-Ji November 2, 2018August 18, 2021

Protest images from the last two years will inspire you to get to the polls.

Posted inNews & Politics

Efforts to turn Cook County Jail into a polling location persist following governor’s veto

by Julia Hale November 1, 2018August 18, 2021

Though House Bill 4469 to turn Cook County Jail into an official polling location remains at a standstill, representatives who worked on the bill remain positive and motivated.

Posted inBlogs

Where and what to vote for this midterm election in Chicago

by Maya Dukmasova October 15, 2018August 18, 2021

You’ll have to decide on the who by yourself.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago Votes launches Give a Shit Weekend to get young people in Chicago excited about election season

by Julia Hale September 28, 2018August 18, 2021

The nonprofit organization is using art and culture to get young people in the city excited about voting in a world where politics are “pretty boring, pretty old, and pretty white.”

Posted inBlogs

Are 16-year-olds smart enough to vote? Vote16 Illinois thinks so

by Ashley Mizuo May 7, 2018August 18, 2021

Some students are pushing Chicago and Illinois to follow the lead of other places that lowered the voting age recently.

Posted inBlogs

This International Women’s Day female political participation goes beyond pussy hats and ‘Pussy Power’

by Ryan Smith March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

This International Women’s Day, more women report that they’re planning to vote, become activists, or run for office themselves.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Let’s ditch the Electoral College for the sake of minority voters

by Derrick Clifton December 6, 2016August 18, 2021

It might help bring disenfranchised or disillusioned voters back into the fold.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

We don’t need ‘unity’ after Trump’s election. We need resistance.

by Derrick Clifton November 16, 2016August 18, 2021

He’s #NotMyPresident.

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