Hundreds of students step up to ballot box at suburban schools for early voting in primary

Over 800 voters participate in honor of late Rev. Jesse Jackson
Thursday, February 26, 2026
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Family and friends of the late Reverend Jesse Jackson say one way people can honor him is to vote.



Some suburban high schools made it easier for some first-time voters on Thursday.

Hundreds of students participated in the the Cook County Clerk's Defenders of Da'Mocracy High School Early Voting Program.

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