Though the Democratic candidates for Cook County Board president fought for months over a slew of issues -- health care, corruption, the county's unpopular sales tax -- the Current's exit poll of primary voters suggests none of it mattered much.
Tuesday's election boiled down to demographics. Skin color, age and gender mattered, our analysis shows, while the issues did not.
Indeed, we found no statistically significant correlation between voting decisions and any of the issue-related questions included in our survey. Read more...
Terrence O’Brien picked up a big endorsement yesterday, earning the backing of the Fraternal Order of Police.
The Chicago police union, which represents the city's more than 13,000 officers, praised O’Brien’s leadership as president of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.
“We believe there is no other candidate in this race who has the track record of fiscal accountability of Terry O'Brien. We trust that he will protect the taxpayers, but that he will not sacrifice their safety,” said FOP President Mark Donahue, in a statement. Read more...
A Tribune/WGN poll shows Stroger as voters' third choice in the primary.
RELATED: Here's the pollsters' memo on methodology and nitty-gritty results. Interesting stuff.
Here's Progress Illinois' take on the poll. Read more...
