As the sun rose this morning in Irving Park, many proceeded to go about in their daily routine. However an aura of uncertainty filled the…
Irving Park Blues
Posts tagged as “2016 Presidential Election”
Trump’s victory in Near North Side: life goes on
Listen to the Story Here Donald Trump’s surprise victory left many Chicagoans—as well as the rest of the nation—shocked. There was a palpable somber tone…
Pilsen community reacts to presidential election results
Members of Chicago’s Pilsen community expressed their distaste in newly-elected Donald Trump the day after the election. The neighborhood, with its high Hispanic population, felt…
Trying to Make Sense of the Election Results in Jefferson Park
The fact that hash tags #notmypresident and #Imstillwithher are trending – at the moment this was written – shows people are still digesting the outcome…
Chicago reacts to our new president
The morning after a historic election night, some Chicago residents seemed to be in a state of shock. It might’ve been the middle of the…
Minority Women Respond to Election Results
Following the hectic and riveting election day of 2016, the usually vibrant neighborhood of Wicker Park was quieter than normal the morning after. Donald Trump’s…
Reactions to election results vary across the city
[This story was written by Nina Ruff and reported by Ridvan Bolgi, Eric Henry, Samantha Stahl, Jaclyn Torrento, Ao Shen, David Woods and Melty Zhang.]…
Election Night: the Chicago students’ perspective
“Anxious,” “scared” and “hopeful” were a few of the words that Chicago’s college students used to describe how they felt on Election Night. Three Chicago higher education institutions —…