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Chicago's incorporation as a city in 1837 eliminated such a model in favor of a common council elected from wards and a separate office of mayor who was elected at large. [1] From 1838 through 1860, mayoral elections were held on the first Tuesday of March. [2] From 1861 through 1867 they were held on the first Monday in April. [2]
The incident received national attention, including a cover story in Newsweek titled "Chicago's Ugly Election", and similar stories appeared in other outlets as well. [69] Subsequently, Washington's team made advertisements using footage of the protestors to highlight to white liberals the level of racism behind the opposition to Washington. [70]
In Chicago there were 118,000 such requests, with over 80,000 mail-in ballots ultimately being returned and counted. [7] In suburban Cook County, 47,652 mail-in ballots were returned, setting a record. [ 8 ]
One notable exception to this trend was Chicago's highly populated Cook County, which voted in majority for Mondale, albeit with a 2.6% margin, or 51% to 48.4%. Likewise, 1984 marks the last time any presidential candidate won Cook County with a single-digit margin, and the last election that a Republican won over a million votes in that county.
The practice of cutting through a neighborhood street, convenience store or parking lot to avoid traffic signals is sometimes referred to as “rat running,” and state laws vary on the issue.
The state has voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election beginning in 1992 (doing so by at least 10% each time), including voting for Senator Barack Obama from Illinois in 2008 and 2012 and Chicago-born Hillary Clinton in 2016.
The Democratic trend in Illinois can be largely attributed to Cook County, home to Chicago, which makes up about 41.2% of the state's total population. [30] While Chicago has been a Democratic stronghold for decades, the suburban areas of Cook County have historically tilted Republican.
The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24, 2015, to elect the 50 Aldermen that represent Chicago in the City Council. The elections were non-partisan and if no candidate received an absolute majority , a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7, 2015.