Breaking news: Mitt Romney has dropped out of the presidential race. “If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention… I forestall the launch of a national campaign, and frankly I would be making it easier for Sen. Clinton or Obama to win... Frankly, in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror. He's backing McCain, and now the pressure......

It wasn't just Presidential candidates that were running for nominations in yesterday's vote. A handful of local Democrats and Republicans also ran for their party's spot on the November ballot as well. Prosecutor Anita Alvarez won yesterday in a six-way Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney where no candidate had the edge going in. She'll face Tony Peraica, a Cook County commissioner from Riverside who ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Eugene Moore will......

Getting ready for tomorrow's big election action, we can't help but notice how much Obama-inspired art, design and crafting we've been seeing. Xtrapop's no-counters text design is perfectly trendy. And there's so much more where that came from.........

Pumped up about last night's election? Looking forward to voting for your favorite candidate in the February 5 primary here in Illinois? Forgot to register to vote yesterday? It's not too late! From Wednesday, Jan. 9 to Tuesday, Jan. 22 unregistered voters can go to the Cook County Building at 69 West Washington to register to vote and cast a primary ballot. If you live in Chicago, you need to go to the sixth floor......