We’re just a few days before Chicago’s Feb. 28 election. Voters will be casting ballots for mayor, members of the City Council and, for the first time in city history, members of police district councils.
about the mayoral race and the nine candidates running for mayor, including incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot. We also have tackled the biggest of the 50 aldermanic races, as well as a primer on the police councils. What’s more, we have everything you need to know about the process of voting.
While it might feel like it has been a long road getting here, we won’t be done after the ballots are cast in this election. In the races for mayor and City Council, if no single candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the topBe sure to bookmarkHere’s what you need to know before Election Day on Tuesday.Erik Pearson drops off his mail-in ballot into a secured drop box at the Chicago Board of Elections Loop Super Site on Feb. 15, 2023.
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