How did your precinct vote in Chicago’s runoff elections?
View interactive maps displaying runoff election results for mayor and city council for every precinct in the city.
Matt Kiefer
News Applications Editor
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How did Chicago’s municipal elections play out in your precinct?
View interactive maps displaying election results for mayor, City Council and police district council for every precinct in the city.
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Chicago Public Schools grapples with a spike in after-school killings
Last year, nine children 17 years old or younger were killed on a weekday between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., a WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis found.
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One in five Chicagoans live in a new ward now
After once-a-decade redistricting, roughly 20% of Chicagoans live in a different ward, according to a WBEZ analysis. Hang on to this interactive ward map for future reference.
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They’re not just handguns anymore — and they’re a growing problem
Increasingly, police are seizing ‘switches’ that convert handguns into illegal machine guns.
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Frozen sewage slows down coronavirus surveillance
A promising new science aimed at predicting COVID-19 outbreaks in high-risk communities is running into a challenge: Chicago winter.
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How WBEZ analyzed water debt in Chicago
After homeowners said they couldn’t keep up with the rising cost of water, WBEZ submitted 31 FOIA requests to understand whether this was a city-wide trend.
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Tracking COVID-19 in schools: Your guide to the official data for Chicago and Illinois
WBEZ looked closely at the city and state dashboards monitoring cases and outbreaks. We explain what’s in them and what’s missing.
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Vaccination Rates Across Chicago Suburbs Range From Under 15% To Over 80%
The highest-vaccinated areas are majority white and affluent; the lowest are majority Black and low-income.
