Where to Watch Scores and Updates – NBC Chicago

NOTE: Live election coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. CT in the player above

Looking for live election results and coverage of what’s happening on election night?

NBC Chicago is here for you.

From real-time results to analysis and more, coverage is planned throughout election night in Illinois.

Here’s what you should know:

Live election results

Once the votes are counted, the results will appear on NBC Chicago’s live election results page.

Polls close Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. CT in Illinois, 6:00 p.m. local time in Indiana and 8:00 p.m. CT in Wisconsin. However, some surveys may close sooner or later.

Illinois results will be released in the first half hour after polls close and will be updated live as votes are counted.

To follow Illinois election results live from across the state, bookmark this page.

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE VOTING RESULTS

Voters looking for real-time election updates can also download the NBC Chicago app to receive push notifications when important elections are called and big moments happen.

Live election coverage

NBC 5 will offer continued special coverage of the election on Election Day beginning at 3:00 p.m. CT.

Tune in on TV, on the NBC Chicago News streaming channel, or watch live in the video player on this page for live election coverage that continues throughout the night and even into the late-night hours and you delivers the latest results, analysis and more.

MAP: Election results

Illinois results:

National results:

Where can I find initial indications of how the competition might develop?

Look at two battleground states on the East Coast, North Carolina and Georgia, where results could come relatively quickly. That doesn’t mean we’ll get final results quickly in these states if returns are close, but they are the early swing states that could give a glimpse of what kind of night we’re in for.

To go deeper, look at the urban and suburban areas in the industrial North and Southeast where Democrats have made gains since 2020.

In North Carolina, Harris’ margins in Wake and Mecklenburg counties, home to the state capital Raleigh and the state’s largest city, Charlotte, respectively, will show how much Trump will need to break out of the less populated rural areas he dominates has to squeeze out.

In Pennsylvania, Harris needs high turnout in deep-blue Philadelphia, but she also wants to expand Democrats’ lead in suburban districts to the north and west of the city. She campaigned aggressively in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, where Biden surpassed Clinton’s 2016 margin of victory. The Philadelphia metropolitan area, including the four collar counties, accounts for 43% of Pennsylvania’s vote.

Elsewhere in the Blue Wall, Trump must slow Democratic growth in Michigan’s key suburban counties outside Detroit, particularly Oakland County. He faces the same challenge in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, outside of Milwaukee.