Thousands of Illinoisans turn out to vote

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Source: Associated Press

By The Associated Press | Monday, October 13, 2008 9:29 PM CDT | (1) comments

CHICAGO— Early voting got under way Monday in Illinois, and thousands of people cast their ballots in record-breaking turnout ... This year marks the first presidential general election to have early voting in Illinois and going to the polls early is proving to be popular. Election officials said a record 11,748 Chicagoans voted, with some people still in line Monday evening, and another record 7,689 early ballots were cast in suburban Cook County. Nearly four times as many voters — 2,532 of them — turned out in northern Illinois' Lake County as had on the first day of early voting for the 2008 primary. Other parts of the state saw an uptick too ...

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Long lines await early voters
By JEWELS PHRANER
of the Journal Star
Posted Oct 13, 2008 @ 08:43 PM
Last update Oct 14, 2008 @ 01:22 AM

PEORIA — Some would-be voters hoping to vote early to avoid the crowds on Nov. 4 had to spend nearly 45 minutes waiting in lines on the first day of the early voting period Monday ...

"This is as busy for early voting as I've ever seen," said Matt Michel, Peoria County deputy clerk of elections. This is his third election as a full-time staffer; he also helped with a fourth election when he was a Bradley University student. "This is much busier than I anticipated, especially for Elmwood" ...

Peoria City Election Commission Executive Director Tom Bride said typically the first day of the early voting period is busy ...

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1435498137/Long-lines-await-early-voters

Election Day Comes Early

... Peoria's Election Commission office typically opens at 8:30 a.m. but opened 10 minutes early Monday morning ... All the voters we spoke with say they've followed this presidential election season much more closely than before.
And many of them say this is the first time they've come out for early voting ... Voters say unemployment, gas prices and the Iraq war all concern them deeply this presidential election ...

http://www.week.com/news/local/30922904.html

[4lbs]

1. Hmm... I wonder who they voted for?

;)

[4_TN_TITANS]

2. One would hope that they weren't clamoring

to vote for more of the same...

[OakCliffDem]

3. Kick