Donald Trump has won the presidential election as a Republican wave swept the country. Read on for the results and more updates on yesterday’s local elections from WTTW News.
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Voters cast their ballots at the Dr. Martin Luther King Center Service Center in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)
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Well, we didn't get much sleep last night. Here's what happened:
What happened with the Presidential election?
After a strong showing in every swing state and a rightward shift among the electorate, Donald Trump has won the election. He defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the Electoral College and appears to be on track to win the popular vote.
He will serve as the 47th president after reluctantly leaving office as the 45th in 2021. He's the first candidate since 1893 to return to office after a loss, when Grover Cleveland won back the office after losing a reelection campaign years prior.
Harris won Illinois but lost key swing state races in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia and Wisconsin.
Arizona, Nevada, Maine and Michigan have yet to be called. Trump, who crossed the 270 Electoral College threshold to declare victory, holds a lead in all but Maine.
What happened with the congressional races?
In Illinois, all 17 congressional districts saw incumbents holding steady. In the 17th District, the only district in Illinois seen as competitive, Democrat Eric Sorenson pulled through with the AP calling the race in the early morning hours.
The last race called was Illinois' 13th District, where Democrat incumbent Nikki Budzinski was declared the winner at 10:20 a.m. today.
Republicans will win control of the Senate for the first time since 2021. Democrats' last hope is potentially winning the U.S. House, but it could take a week or more before control is officially determined.
What happened in Cook County?
Replacing Kim Foxx as Cook County’s top prosecutor was one of the most-watched storylines on Election Day in Chicago. It came between Democratic attorney and ex-judge Eileen O’Neill Burke, Republican former alderperson Bob Fioretti and Libertarian Andrew Charles Kopinski.
Burke, who is a former circuit and appellate level judge who also served as both an assistant state’s attorney and defense attorney, pulled through. The AP declared Burke the winner just before 9 p.m.
What else happened?
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Voters Jasmin Clark (left) and Ashantie Tyler (right) pose outside the Bessie Coleman Library after voting on Nov. 5, 2024. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)
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Yesterday, WTTW News featured an Election Day live blog. We updated it throughout the day with stories on voter turnout, short profiles on area voters, polling place issues, results from the presidential race, Congress, Cook County and the Chicago Board of Education.
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Jeff Parker (Credit: David Haskell)
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Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more.
Thursday, Nov. 7:
Jeff Parker Quartet at Old Town School of Folk Music. Tickets.
An impressive and collaborative jazz guitarist with deep Chicago roots debuts a new quartet that interprets the Great American Songbook.
Friday, Nov. 8:
Honey Dijon, Derrick Carter, Madeline at Radius. Tickets.
House music is alive and well in Pilsen this weekend.
Saturday, Nov. 9:
Bitchin Bajas at Constellation. Tickets.
The Chicago electronic and experimental pioneers debut new live visuals from artist Nick Ciontea.
Sunday, Nov. 10:
Lupe Fiasco at Salt Shed. Tickets.
The influential Chicago rapper plays a hometown show.
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Back in the Day: Nov. 6, 1969: The Phantom Buzzer Game
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OK, that’s enough election stuff. On this day 55 years ago Nov. 6, 1969 the Chicago Bulls were facing off against the Atlanta Hawks. It was a tightly contested game and late in the fourth quarter, the Bulls were down 124-122. With seconds remaining, the Bulls took a desperation shot at the basket and as it missed, Bulls center Tom Boerwinkle managed to tip it in with 1 second left on the game clock. Tie game, right? Well, not to referee Bob Rakel, who waved the basket off, claiming that the buzzer had sounded and the game was over. No one else in the stadium had heard the buzzer sound and coach Dick Motta was incensed: The clock clearly showed 1 second left on it and the stadium
timekeeper said he had not touched the buzzer. Rakel ignored the protests and the game was over. Naturally, the Bulls protested the game, and for the first time in league history, the NBA granted the Bulls’ protest. The game's final second was to be replayed before the next time the Bulls matched up against the Hawks on February 8, 1970. With one second to play, the buzzer hilariously didn't go off as time expired. The game went to overtime and the Hawks eventually won, 142-137, with the Bulls losing fair and square.
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The Cubs lost last night. With their playoff hopes fading, the defeat hands the NL Central title to the Milwaukee Brewers.
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