Hancock High School students make their voices heard as first-time voters

Mariana Pina, 18, a senior at John Hancock College Preparatory High School and first time voter, casts her ballot in the Illinois primary election Thursday at the Loop Supersite at 191 N. Clark St. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

At age 14, Connor Wallace had already been thinking about registering to vote.

Now, as senior at John Hancock College Preparatory High School, Wallace voted for the first time ever Thursday.