Election Day Live Updates: Chicago Area Votes as Control of Congress in Play

Source WTTW
Original Load Date Nov. 3, 2026, 10:02 a.m.
Last Updated Nov. 3, 2026, 10:02 a.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/11/03/election-day-live-updates-chicago-area-votes-control-congress-play

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Voters in Illinois will head to the polls today to cast their ballots in statewide and countywide races. Also up for grabs in Illinois are 17 seats in the U.S. Congress and a rare open U.S. Senate seat. Locally, the Chicago Board of Education will become fully elected for the first time. Nationally,...