CHICAGO — Storms were believed to be responsible for temporary power outages Tuesday at four polling places on the Northwest and West sides of Chicago.
The outages at polls in the 29th, 31st, 35th and 37th wards were all reported between 2:10 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. Central time as a line of storms moved through the area, but the sites remained open to voters, thanks to backup power, election officials said. Otherwise, election day appeared to going smoothly.
As of noon, the Chicago Board of Elections reported 22.9% total citywide turnout.
