In case you missed it, there was an election yesterday. Chicagoist hopes you got out and voted. And after we rocked the vote, we rocked the Daily Bar & Grill at a special election night happy hour; you should have been there. That said, it was an exciting day: The Democrats have taken the House, but the Senate is still a toss-up. And yes, that means that Nancy Pelosi will be the new Speaker of... more ›

On Tuesday residents of Cicero, a suburb just west of Chicago, elected a candidate many people had written off as a ghost. Michelle Chavez ran against incumbent Republican Frank Aguilar for the Illinois State House of Representatives and Telemundo found her at her challenger's planned victory party when she heard the news that soon she'd haunt the Illinois House. She also celebrated with Aguilar when they each won their primaries. Chavez received 53 percent of... more ›

Chicagoist has a friend that is known to hack away at G-Dubs for hours on end. This normally happens at night when he has been drinking. You can tell him over and over that you agree or you're with him or he's preaching to the choir or you hear him, but you just can't stop him. You have to leave the room and even then he will continue to seethe and spit and scream. We... more ›

OK, we're not dealing all that well with…y'know…so we're going to start the morning off right with a few digs at Alan Keyes. How do you know you've been watching too much local news coverage? When Alan Keyes shows up in your dream. Looks like Chicagoist and Blagojevich have something in common. Worst. Dream. Ever. more ›

They're calling Illinois for Kerry with 8 percent of precincts reporting. No real surprise there. Also, everyone can dust off his and her "Obama Wins" stories that have just been sitting on the shelf all summer--Obama wins. We heard on WGN he got 88 percent, which is freaking insane, but that still with only 8 percent in. more ›

We asked you for your voting stories, and you delivered. Here's one we found pretty moving, from Michael: more ›

As promised, this Chicagoist went to or drove by a couple of polling places around the city. But unfortunately for our readers, well actually in the end it is fortunate, we live in a stable democracy. We saw people standing in line, voting and then some smiling as they left. We took some pictures of people standing in line, but you probably already know what that looks like. more ›

Chicagoist is totally getting an ulcer today. We're drinking herbal tea and listening to soothing music, and still, our heart-rate is at hummingbird level. Just kidding about the tea and the music—what do you think we are, hippies? We're pounding Diet Cokes and scarfing Doritos as the forefathers intended. more ›

I was all jazzed up this morning, pleased that I had the energy and capacity to get up early and do something, anything, before work. Yay! Election Day! My polling place is only two blocks from my apartment, but the school has like a jiznillion doors and I wound up walking the entire perimeter looking for the main one. Finally spotting the election signs, I bounded up the five or six stairs (handicapped entrance around the corner), thinking "whee! Voting!" rather than "Hey, stairs. One at a time." My voting glee was quickly shattered by wiping the fuck out on the steps. We're talking down on the ground, scraped knee, ripped stockings, gravely dirt mushed into my palms, my bag inexplicably 12 feet away: Total Wipe-Out. At least there was no one around. Oh wait, there totally tons and tons of people stunned by my exquisite grace and poise. The school security guard helped me to my feet—adios, pride—and smiled. "You must be very excited to vote," she chuckled. "I really am!" I replied as she helped me dust myself off. more ›