Election Day Live Blog!
7:00p.m.- Polls are now closed. We’re going live for the next four hours on YouTube. You should watch:
6:35p.m.- Gut feeling from folks on the ground is the 12th is going to be down to the wire. Hold on to your hats, kids.
6:00p.m.- Seriously.
5:45p.m.- Chicago turnout.
5:15p.m.- The more we hear about low turnout in southern Illinois, the more nervous people become for Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro).
2:15p.m.- Some lines out there. Via Queen Mary Ann:
12:00p.m.- Darren Bailey continues to pander to Donald Trump until the very end. Trump, of course, endorsed Mike Bost.
11:45a.m.- Just a reminder, Sharpies are your preferred bubble filling device.
11:15a.m.- D.C. view on Bost/Bailey: https://www.insideelections.com/news/article/illinois-12-bost-in-danger-of-losing-primary
10:15a.m.- Silly season.
UPDATE! Yikes
9:45a.m.- This is going to be a thing.
9:00a.m.- With the exception of a couple of spots in southern Illinois, pretty much every report on turnout so far ranges from “light” to “slow” to “awful.”
8:45am:- Lt. Governor Stratton votes this morning.
8:15a.m.- Major Chicago political news: Manny’s drama.
8:00a.m.- Congressman Sean Casten’s (D-Downers Grove) Election Day mood. He has two primary challengers today.
7:45a.m.- This morning’s newsletter is free for everyone.
6:00a.m.- Good morning. Polls are open. Drop us a note with what you’re seeing and hearing out there. If there’s a line at your poll, take a picture and send it to me at patrick@theillinoize.com. Let’s go!