Is Eileen O'Neill Burke the Fani Willis/Tish James of Chiraq?Bumbling Chicago election officials 'find' 10,000 missing ballots in Democratic primary race for DA - with just 2,000 votes separating the candidates
- The Chicago Board of Elections has admitted it made an error in tabulating Democratic primary results for Cook County state's attorney
- An additional 10,000 votes that were initially excluded have been added to the totals - Eileen O'Neill Burke leads Clayton Harris III by 2,015 votes
- The outcome of the closely contested race in a Democratic stronghold will shape the prosecutorial landscape for the nation's second-largest prosecutor's office
The Chicago Board of Elections says it made a mistake when tabulating the results for the Democratic primary race for Cook County state's attorney.
The race to lead the nation's second-largest prosecutor's office could not be tighter with just 2,000 votes separating the candidates after a heated primary campaign.
At last count, Eileen O'Neill Burke is leading Clayton Harris III by 2,015 votes. O'Neill Burke has 259,445 votes while Harris has 257,430 votes.
The election board is now looking to add an additional 10,000 votes to the total counts after some vote-by-mail ballots were 'mistakenly left out'.
Dem Chicago alderman warns ‘we are not taking care of our own’ as city approves $70M for migrants
A Democratic alderman in Chicago warned city leaders that they are neglecting their own citizens by voting to pass Mayor Brandon Johnson’s request for an additional $70 million to help care for migrants who have arrived in the city.
The budget committee voted 20-8 on Monday to advance the proposal to the full City Council after a lengthy debate.
“We are not taking care of our own,” Ald. Chris Taliaferro of the 29th Ward said during the meeting. “We have all but forgotten the residents on the West Side and South Side.”
The city has already allocated $150 million to help with the growing migrant crisis, and other city officials also questioned Johnson’s request for the additional $70 million in funding.
“Here we are begging for more money when we don’t have money for the people here,” said 9th Ward Ald. Anthony Beale, a Democrat who opposed the proposal.
It's a miracle, I tell you! A miracle! Praise Cthulhu! All hail the Flying Spaghetti Monster!Bumbling Chicago election officials 'find' 10,000 missing ballots in Democratic primary race for DA - with just 2,000 votes separating the candidates
- The Chicago Board of Elections has admitted it made an error in tabulating Democratic primary results for Cook County state's attorney
- An additional 10,000 votes that were initially excluded have been added to the totals - Eileen O'Neill Burke leads Clayton Harris III by 2,015 votes
- The outcome of the closely contested race in a Democratic stronghold will shape the prosecutorial landscape for the nation's second-largest prosecutor's office
The Chicago Board of Elections says it made a mistake when tabulating the results for the Democratic primary race for Cook County state's attorney.
The race to lead the nation's second-largest prosecutor's office could not be tighter with just 2,000 votes separating the candidates after a heated primary campaign.
At last count, Eileen O'Neill Burke is leading Clayton Harris III by 2,015 votes. O'Neill Burke has 259,445 votes while Harris has 257,430 votes.
The election board is now looking to add an additional 10,000 votes to the total counts after some vote-by-mail ballots were 'mistakenly left out'.