Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is confusing residents on which campaign promises he intends to keep and which ones he'll break. Why it matters: Chicagoans are reeling over a newly proposed $300 million property tax hike to help close the city's budget deficit.

The polls opened at 6 a.m. for Election Day as Chicago voters decide on key races, including the president and the city's first-ever elected school board. Early voting turnout in Illinois was down from 2020,