Polls closed on June 2 and ballot counting has since proceeded relatively quickly, with county election officials estimating that roughly 9,000 votes remain to be tabulated.
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Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
Later ballots that arrive and get tabulated after Election Day tend to lean Democratic, as Republicans usually vote earlier or in person on Election Day.
An investigation by the Better Government Association’s Illinois Answers Project enumerated the most striking failings of the city’s anti-displacement efforts.
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David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Design for systems that can absorb a surprise, not systems that assume surprises can be enumerated.
The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
After the assemblies, longtime Colorado Democratic strategist Mike Dino told CBS Colorado that DeGette's name recognition and congressional seniority were significant advantages in the race, but that her poor showing caught him off guard.
The ruling upholds Illinois law, which allows mail-in ballots postmarked — or personally attested to — by Election Day to be counted up to two weeks afterward.
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Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
The 5-4 ruling rejects a Republican challenge to voter law in California and 13 other states, where ballots received after Election Day may be counted if they are postmarked on Election Day or earlier.
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