Overview
- Preckwinkle led with about 68% of the vote with roughly 98% of precincts reporting, and Brendan Reilly conceded the race, according to WBEZ.
- Her primary win positions her to seek a fifth four-year term, which would tie George Dunne as the county’s longest-serving president if completed.
- There is no Republican candidate on the November ballot; Libertarian Michael Murphy is the only third-party contender noted.
- The campaign’s central dispute focused on a long-delayed property tax system overhaul that sent bills out late and drew sharp criticism from Reilly.
- Preckwinkle emphasized balanced budgets without raising the county’s share of property taxes and highlighted initiatives such as medical debt forgiveness and a guaranteed income program.