Last night, another round of federal charges was announced against close allies and confidants of Mike Madigan, the longtime speaker of the Illinois House.

As you may have already heard, beginning on Monday Mayor Lightfoot and Commissioner of Health for the City of Chicago, Dr. Arwady are advising all residents of Chicago to stay at home in response to the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the city.

It's over. Feels good to say.

Actually, it's not totally over — there are hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots still to be counted here in Cook County. But by and large, the story of this election has been written. I wanted to share a few reflections on what we saw.

Privacy is a right that should be guaranteed and protected by government. It's an area that we legislate often, on questions ranging from policing to traffic cameras.

We hope you'll join us tomorrow for our Health and Wellness Fair at Northwest Side Housing Center's parking lot.

The most important election of our lives has begun.

Mail-in voting has been up and running in Illinois for weeks now. And just yesterday, in-person early voting began at the supersite downtown.