Election Central WBBM

Election Central WBBM

WBBM Newsradio has all of the election coverage you need - from Chicago to Illinois to the nation. Stay tuned for our special election coverage at Election Central.

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November 7, 2024 • 4 mins
It was an especially divisive presidential campaign, and while the election is over, disagreements and hard feelings may remain. Rick Cobb, founder of the workplace consulting firm 2-Discern here in Chicago, joins Rob Hart on the WBBM Noon Business Hour with the details. Photo credit Getty Images
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Illinois will remain a welcoming, green, inclusive state with access to reproductive rights, says Gov. Pritzker, even under a new but familiar president. WBBM's Brandon Ison reports. Photo credit Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
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A referendum to set term limits in north suburban Skokie has passed overwhelmingly. WBBM's Nancy Harty reports. Photo credit Getty Images
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Vice President Kamala Harris makes her concession speech at Howard University on Nov. 6, 2024. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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What a Trump win means for your personal finances, making the move from worker to manager and a retail renaissance is unfolding at Chicago's top suburban malls.
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Chicago is still a Democratic stronghold, but Republican President-elect Donald Trump gained a foothold in the city's vote count. WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports. Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images
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The Chicago Teachers Union, charter advocates and independents are winners in the first ever Chicago School Board election. WBBM's Sarah Herrera reports. Photo Credit: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images
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WBBM’s Mike Krauser has results from Indiana. Photo Credit: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images
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Chicago-area Republicans came out in full force for an election night watch party on the city's Northwest Side on Tuesday night. WBBM's Andy Dahn reports. Photo credit Andy Dahn
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November 6, 2024 • 23 secs
Democrats won 14 of Illinois' 17 Congressional Districts in yesterday's election. Photo Credit: Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
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Many Chicagoans are surprised at last night's results to re-elect Donald Trump as president. WBBM's Nancy Harty has been out talking to people near Union Station. Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Some people are calling Chicago's first ever school board elections a referendum on Mayor Brandon Johnson, as the Chicago Teachers Union apparently failed to win a majority of the seats. WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports. Photo Credit: Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
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The Associated Press has called the Cook County State's Attorney's Race for Democrat Eileen O’Neill Burke, who defeated Republican candidate Bob Fioretti and Libertarian Andrew Kopinski. Image credit: Getty Images
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Chicago Board of Elections Spokesman Max Bever tells WBBM how Chicago voters turned out in this election. Photo credit KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images
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The economy is generally seen as being in pretty good shape as Americans choose their next leader, tips to make cruise embarkation day hassle-free and giant TVs are flying off the shelves.
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Illinois Republicans have high hopes for some downballot races. WBBM's Mallory Vor Broker reports. Photo credit Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
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November 5, 2024 • 50 secs
Mayor Brandon Johnson voted this morning in his West side neighborhood and said he's excited about the direction of the country. WBBM's Mike Krauser reports. Photo Credit: Mike Krauser
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The Chicago Board of Elections says nearly a half a million Chicagoans have voted before today’s Election Day, either in person or through the mail. WBBM’s Nancy Harty reports. Photo Credit: Nancy Harty
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Some of the Chicago area's newest U.S. citizens say they'll register to vote on Tuesday for the first time, after becoming naturalized citizens at a ceremony Monday morning. WBBM's Rachel Pierson reports. Photo credit Rachel Pierson.
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A preview of the busy week ahead on Wall Street, making sure you don't let politics put your job in jeopardy and a visit with our Monday afternoon Stock Picker.
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