Don't Forget To Vote

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Feb 2, 2010 3:00PM

It's Primary Day and already reports are coming in of an extremely low turnout. Not that low turnout's a surprise as that seems to be pretty standard. Still, we encourage you all to do your civic duty and vote. It's far too easy to get cynical about the voting process, especially here in Illinois, but remember that two state offices currently held by officials that weren't elected (Governor - Quinn, US Senate - Burris) are up for grabs. Not to mention the hotly contested Cook County Board President race. Don't take the opportunity to vote for granted. Read up on the candidates, check out your sample ballot, and see who got the endorsements. Polls are open til 7 p.m. tonight and we'll be here following the results. And if you're interested, Chicago Current says they'll be doing exit polling throughout the day.

Also, WBEZ will have a live chat going on from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. tonight featuring local politicians, pundits, and Rhymefest (and myself included).