Early and mail voting in Chicago outpaces similar election cycles as voters face cold weather at the polls

Turnout for early and mail voting in Chicago outpaced that in prior years’ midterm primaries, officials said Tuesday morning as voters began to trickle into precincts to culminate an expensive election season.

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