First Stop: Election 2020

Mail-in Voting, Campaign Finance Take Center Stage in Final Days

With 10 days left until Election Day, we examine the impact of mail-in voting and how Donald Trump and Joe Biden are raising and spending money in the final days of their campaigns.

• Voters guide: New twists and turns in voting process | Video
• Key issues: Pandemic, healthcare and race issues | Video
• Graphics: Campaign finance | Small-dollar donations
• Maps: Early voting locations |  Ballot drop boxes |  Post offices 

Second Stop: COVID-19

Data: Virus Hitting City's Disadvantaged Communities Hardest

As the city nears another shutdown with rising cases, we examine some of the city's hardest-hit areas by ZIP code, ethnicity and more.

• Gender breakdown: Chicago data show more men dying of virus
• COVID-19 dashboard: Impact on communities by ZIP code
• Full coverage: Stories and data since the start of the pandemic

Photo: National Institutes of Health

Third Stop: #BlackLivesMatter

How is Racial Unrest Impacting the Election?

Black Lives Matter is encouraging people to register to vote through its campaign #WhatMatters2020, providing links for users to register to vote, check voting deadlines, vote by mail, check registration status and find drop boxes or polling locations. Is the campaign working?

• Infographic: Voter suppression in America
• Chart: Black voter turnout in past presidential elections 

Photo: Protests in Minneapolis. (Wikimedia Commons)

Fourth Stop: Weed

As Revenues Rise, Equity a Struggle for Illinois Cannabis Industry

In August, Illinois cannabis dispensaries boasted record-high sales of $64 million, followed by another record-breaking month in September. But how is it being distributed? We follow the money ...

• Map: Illinois dispensaries | Graphic: 2020 Illinois cannabis sales

Photo: Wikimedia Commons