Photos: Chicagoland votes in general election

Illinois voters make their choices in the general election, with candidates appearing on the ballot for president, Congress, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Supreme Court and local races.

Voters wait in a long line outside of the Welles Park polling location in Lincoln Square on Oct. 29, 2024, during the early voting period. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Avni Patel votes at Union Park Field House on Oct. 28, 2024, during early voting in Chicago. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Avni Patel votes at Union Park Field House on Oct. 28, 2024, during early voting in Chicago. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Logan Hoffman-Smith waits in a found chair in a line for early voting on Oct. 29, 2024, at Welles Park in Chicago. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Logan Hoffman-Smith waits in a found chair in a line for early voting on Oct. 29, 2024, at Welles Park in Chicago. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Mehid Aayan, 2, is held by his father, Maung Nu, as Nu waits to vote at an early voting center at the Chicago Public Library's Northtown branch in the West Ridge neighborhood on Nov. 1, 2024. Nu and his son are immigrants from the Rohingya muslim community of northwestern Myanmar. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Mehid Aayan, 2, is held by his father, Maung Nu, as Nu waits to vote at an early voting center at the Chicago Public Library’s Northtown branch in the West Ridge neighborhood on Nov. 1, 2024. Nu and his son are immigrants from the Rohingya muslim community of northwestern Myanmar. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Lead election judge Cathy Vitale-Sweeney' patriotic nails as she checks people in to vote early at the Arlington Heights Village Hall, Oct. 28, 2024. Vitale-Sweeney said she's been an election judge for 25 years and said this year's turnout is the highest. This facility has the second highest early voters in suburban Cook County after Orland Park. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Lead election judge Cathy Vitale-Sweeney’ patriotic nails as she checks people in to vote early at the Arlington Heights Village Hall, Oct. 28, 2024. Vitale-Sweeney said she’s been an election judge for 25 years and said this year’s turnout is the highest. This facility has the second highest early voters in suburban Cook County after Orland Park. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
People line up outside the Arlington Heights Village Hall to vote early on Oct. 28, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
People line up outside the Arlington Heights Village Hall to vote early on Oct. 28, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Election judges Lisa Rottenberg, left, and Nancy Naughton direct people to empty voting booths in the Arlington Heights Village Hall on Oct. 28, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Election judges Lisa Rottenberg, left, and Nancy Naughton direct people to empty voting booths in the Arlington Heights Village Hall on Oct. 28, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
People line up outside the Arlington Heights Village Hall to vote early on Oct. 28, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
People line up outside the Arlington Heights Village Hall to vote early on Oct. 28, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Khamsuke Mua, 63, and wife Lee Mua, 61, put on "I voted" stickers and have their photo taken by their daughter, Kimberly Mua, on Oct. 3, 2024, after casting ballots on Chicago's first day of early voting at the Loop Super Site. It was the couple's first time voting in Chicago, though they had previously voted in another state. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Khamsuke Mua, 63, and wife Lee Mua, 61, put on “I voted” stickers and have their photo taken by their daughter, Kimberly Mua, on Oct. 3, 2024, after casting ballots on Chicago’s first day of early voting at the Loop Super Site. It was the couple’s first time voting in Chicago, though they had previously voted in another state. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Voters stand in a long line to obtain ballots at an early voting site in Chicago's 48th Ward at the Broadway Armory, Oct. 31, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Voters stand in a long line to obtain ballots at an early voting site in Chicago’s 48th Ward at the Broadway Armory, Oct. 31, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
People wait in line to vote at the Goldblatt's Building in West Town on Oct. 28, 2024, during the early voting period. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
People wait in line to vote at the Goldblatt’s Building in West Town on Oct. 28, 2024, during the early voting period. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
More than two dozen people line up outside the Arlington Heights Village Hall to vote early on Oct. 28, 2024. Election judge Cathy Vitale-Sweeney said the turnout on the first day of early voting was the highest they've ever seen with 1,148 ballots. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
More than two dozen people line up outside the Arlington Heights Village Hall to vote early on Oct. 28, 2024. Election judge Cathy Vitale-Sweeney said the turnout on the first day of early voting was the highest they’ve ever seen with 1,148 ballots. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Voters exit the Board of Elections Loop Super Site after voting on Chicago's first day of early voting, Oct. 3, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Voters exit the Board of Elections Loop Super Site after voting on Chicago’s first day of early voting, Oct. 3, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
People vote near a ballot drop-off box at the Goldblatt's Building in West Town on Oct. 28, 2024, during the early voting period. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
People vote near a ballot drop-off box at the Goldblatt’s Building in West Town on Oct. 28, 2024, during the early voting period. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Bill Schandelmeier, 63, is pointed in the right direction by an election judge after casting his vote during the first day of early voting at the Illinois Board of Elections Loop Supersite at 191 N. Clark St. in Chicago, Oct. 3, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Bill Schandelmeier, 63, is pointed in the right direction by an election judge after casting his vote during the first day of early voting at the Illinois Board of Elections Loop Supersite at 191 N. Clark St. in Chicago, Oct. 3, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
A DuPage County election judge speaks to a voter during early voting at a polling place in Downers Grove Recreation Center on Oct. 1, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
A DuPage County election judge speaks to a voter during early voting at a polling place in Downers Grove Recreation Center on Oct. 1, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

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