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LIVE BLOG: Election 2014

LIVE BLOG: Election 2014

DePaulia Staff November 4, 2014

// Update from Rauner Headquarters 9:38 p.m. Energy was high at the Rauner election party at the Hilton in the South Loop, but the room was stale with a cash bar, no food and a mix of music from...

Young single women will have big impact on midterms

Young single women will have big impact on midterms

Megan Daley November 4, 2014

Much has been resting on the shoulders of young female voters in this year’s midterm election. The coveted female vote has been a hot button topic leading up to the election today with their vote determining...

STORIFY: Voter turnout in Chicago

STORIFY: Voter turnout in Chicago

Courtney Jacquin and Kevin Gross November 4, 2014

Polls have closed in Illinois and turnout figures are now available from polling centers nearby the DePaul community. Oscar Mayer Elementary — the main polling place for the majority of on-campus...

Stickers await voters after they cast their votes on Election Day at Glenwood Center in Greensboro, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Storify: 2014 National Midterm Elections

Kevin Gross November 4, 2014

[View the story "2014 National Midterm Elections" on Storify]

MAP: Polling places for on-campus residents

MAP: Polling places for on-campus residents

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief October 27, 2014

Students living in residence halls have the option to become registered voters in Chicago. Explore the map below to find your polling location, U.S. Congress district, Illinois State Senate district and...

Video: Who will be the next governor of Illinois?

Video: Who will be the next governor of Illinois?

Andrew Morrell and Summer Concepcion October 26, 2014

We interviewed professors and students to find out how one of the nation's biggest elections will shake out on November 4. View Summer Concepcion's companion article to this video here.

A publicity shot used on the website of Tom Corbett (center, blue shirt), Pennsylvania's incumbent governor running for re-election. It has been found that the African-American woman (middle, immediately left of Corbett) was photo edited into the image. (www.TomCorbettForGovernor.com)

Political candidates scramble for African-American vote

Alicya Dennison October 26, 2014

After decades of neglect, the need for the black vote has Republicans scrambling to get their demographics up this election cycle. “Parties try to organize their campaign strategies around getting...

Voter turnout is often low in the 18-to 29-year-old age group. Because politicians respond to their voting constituencies, low voter turnout in this age group can greatly shift political agendas away from student concerns, such as the high price of tuition and interest on student loans. (Mark Duncan | AP)

Changing the political agenda vote by vote

Brenden Moore October 26, 2014

With only one week left before Election Day, the stakes could not be any higher. With control of the Senate up for grabs and the Illinois governor’s race in a dead heat, there is a lot left to be decided....

Illinois gubernatorial debate: Quinn, Rauner square off on minimum wage, education

Illinois gubernatorial debate: Quinn, Rauner square off on minimum wage, education

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief October 14, 2014

Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican candidate Bruce Rauner squared off again Tuesday night in the second gubernatorial debate, opposing each other on everything from education funding to increasing...

Gov. Quinn visits DePaul Center, urges students to vote

Gov. Quinn visits DePaul Center, urges students to vote

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief October 13, 2014

[slideshow_deploy id='4592'] After a surprise selfie session with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week, Gov. Quinn returned to the DePaul Center this morning. Quinn walked through...

Gerrymandering poses questions for fair elections

Gerrymandering poses questions for fair elections

Kevin Gross October 12, 2014

With the November midterm elections beckoning, concerns are arising as to how the decisions of voters may be challenged via the constantly increasing effects of political gerrymandering. Gerrymandering,...

Bruce Rauner, the GOP candidate for governor, has tried to shape his image as a moderate to attract undecided voters. Photo courtesy of AP

Rauner ads target moderate voters

Megan Deppen June 2, 2014

Illinois Republican governor candidate, Bruce Rauner, targets Democrats and "on-the-fence" moderates in his fleet of campaign ads, hoping to win votes in the Chicago suburbs, according to one expert. In...

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