election day

Here’s where we’ll be keeping track of live updates from Election Day across the Chicago area, along with what you need to know about who’s on your ballot, how and where to vote, how to register to vote and more.

Thousands are expected to vote on Election Day for the 2022 Illinois Primary. Lisa Chavarria has more.

The 2022 primary election is well underway in Illinois, with early voting now open ahead of Election Day on June 28. Here’s a look at some essential information to help you feel prepared and informed as you perform your civic duty and make your voice heard.

Here’s a look at some essential resources and information to help you feel prepared and informed as you vote in the 2022 general election in Illinois.

Republican former business executive Glenn Youngkin has won Virginia’s governor’s race, a major political turnabout in a state that had been trending increasingly blue

Republican Glenn Youngkin has won the race for Virginia governor, NBC News projects, defeating Terry McAuliffe in a race that’s been watched around the nation as a bellwether for the 2022 midterm elections.

Virginia’s governor. New York City’s mayor. New Jersey’s governor. Boston’s mayor. It may be an off year but Tuesday’s elections aren’t sleepy, local contests. Here are the races to watch for Election Day 2021.

Votes are still being counted in the days after Election Day as both the presidential race in key battleground states and some smaller races in Illinois remain too close to call.

New Jersey, Arizona, Montana and South Dakota voted on Election Day to authorize the use of recreational marijuana, while Mississippi made medicinal use legal. Ryan Vandrey, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University, breaks down the ripple effect of this green wave.

The U.S. stock market has rallied since Election Day, despite the angst in our country over the ongoing vote count. Tom Essaye, the founder of Sevens Report Research, explains why the U.S. stock market is reacting so positively to the presidential election and what it means for the future.

Mental health experts are sounding the alarm when it comes to post-election anxiety. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

With final election results uncertain, most likely for days, stress and anxiety plaguing voters may only build. Earlier this year the American Psychological Association found that more than half of adults in America considered the 2020 election a significant stressor. “Elections have consequences. In this case, the perception is that the consequences can be fairly dramatic,” said Dr. Anand Kumar,…

Votes were still being counted the morning after Election Day as key races tightened, but remained too close to call. Here are the latest updates in Illinois.

Votes were still being counted the morning after Election Day as key races tightened, but remained too close to call. Here are the latest updates in Illinois.

The Wabash Avenue bridge remains raised Wednesday morning after city officials decided to raise it Election night in a preemptive move ward off potential unrest near Trump Tower.

What should you be watching as results roll in? What are some of the biggest races in the state? NBC 5’s Kate Chappell and NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern break down election night across Illinois.

Chicagoans are usually lined up at the United Center for the Bulls or Blackhawks. This Election Day, they showed up to vote.  Says one voter: We’re “trying to win a championship for the country.”

City officials have raised the Wabash Avenue bridge Tuesday evening in a preemptive move to ward off election-night unrest near Trump Tower.

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the state of Pennsylvania Saturday, according to NBC News projection, putting him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.

Several areas in Chicago could see traffic disruptions Tuesday evening as protestors hit the streets on Election Day.