Slotted across the ballot are races and issues that will provide an indication of where the progressive movement stands.
Victoria Jackson fills out her ballot during early voting in Chicago’s 40th Ward at the Budlong Woods Library, 5630 N. Lincoln Ave., on March 14, 2024. With the presidential nominations of Democratic incumbent Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump already assured, the focus of Tuesday’s primary election in Illinois moves to down-ballot contests that could represent a defining moment in the steady advance of the Chicago area’s progressive movement.
In Chicago, concerns about crime have blended with immigration in some voters’ minds. That is creating “a tumultuous mix” that makes the Democratic primary contest for the open-seat state’s attorney’s office between Clayton Harris III and Eileen O’Neill Burke a “pretty good gauge” of voter attitudes, Axelrod said.
Though Foxx’s national counterparts have been under attack from conservatives, in heavily Democratic Cook County, the fight is intraparty. O’Neill Burke has pledged to maintain Foxx’s conviction integrity unit and restorative justice initiatives for those suffering from mental illness or addiction. She also was a supporter of the SAFE-T Act eliminating cash bail.
Cook County state’s attorney candidate Eileen O’Neill Burke greets people during an appearance on March 11, 2024, at the City Club. With the help of a City Council populated by many allies, Johnson secured the referendum question’s placement on the March primary ballot. The CTU has taken a lead in hitting the streets and phone lines to drum up voter support.
“Mayor Johnson wants you to vote for his big new tax. Now’s a good time to ask: Is Chicago on the right track? How’s the mayor doing on crime? Do you feel safe? Happy with how the mayor’s handling the migrant crisis? Now he wants a big new tax,” blared a digital ad from the group Keep Chicago Affordable. “Trust Mayor Johnson with more taxes? Just vote no.”
The pushback from the business community, which has traditionally wielded significant power in the city, suggests the stakes are high for them too. Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham was appointed to fill the vacancy of Justice Anne Burke, the wife of convicted longtime powerbroker former Ald. Ed Burke., an appellate court judge who finished second in the 2020 race for a seat on the state’s highest court.
Martinez had pledged to clean up and modernize the office she took over from embattled Clerk Dorothy Brown, but progress has been slow in an office renowned for its antiquated operations. And Martinez has faced ethical questions over her
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