Chicago Voters Face Long Lines and Ballot Shortages on Election Day

High voter turnout leads to ballot delays across the city as polls close.

It is Election Day in Chicago, and many people are reporting big problems at the polls. Voters across the city have been waiting in line for hours to cast their ballots. In many areas, polling places ran out of paper ballots. This slowed things down a lot, making people wait even longer than expected. Despite the long lines and the missing ballots, officials say that a lot of people showed up to vote today. They describe the voter turnout as strong. As of now, the polls have closed across Chicagoland. People are waiting to see the final results for the local races. In some of the bigger ra…